Cotton Strands

Ten fierce soldiers
Marched through the driving rain
Hearts set on bloody vengeance
Without a face or name
They had poison on their breath

Saw him walking
Encircled him like prey
Left him in oil, and blood, and tears
Till darkness turned to day
Does this satisfy your hunger then, my friends?

Over and over
The thread never unwinds
Multi-colored cotton strands
Are looped and intertwined
What kind of answer did you expect to find?

Early woken
By voices in the wire
Body broken
The pieces in the fire
And you tend the embers still