False Light

First flight

The planes leave before sunrise

Fire fight

The bombers told where to go

Gas light

They’re there but not quite in vision

Sheer spite

Collateral damage is what they know

Harsh white

They dance in pairs, a tango

Burn bright

The flame it breaks up the sky

Fright Night

The birds, they scream, they shout out

Lose sight

And so it becomes it is the pawns that die.

By Dhruti Shah

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