A girl ran out of the alleyways and continued down the cluttered streets
Running past everything that were fighting the dragons
The remnants of the US Military launched an assault on the dragon platoon that was forcing people to walk down Michigan Avenue
Soldiers, downed helicopters, rotting bodies, and dead lizards, everything was happening
She avoided gunfire and covered her ears at the sound of explosions
She held her teddy bear tight as she dove for another alleyway
She stopped
Everything was still
She walked quietly as her shadow grew big on the wall
Flames of fire licked the air violently
And hisses of birds had caused her to pause
She looked around anxiously
Her heart anticipated seeing the dragons coming to take her home
The hisses grew louder
She ran to a corner and gazed at the wall before her
There was no way to escape. The concrete was too high!
Their shadows were taller and closer
The girl whimpered as they came into view
The alien soldiers walked on two feet
And wore masks to conceal their faces
Like phantoms
There is no sweet ending for the little girl
There is no mercy
Capture...not kill
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Autthor Notes
Like I wanted to do with Tind, I wanted to give a deeper insight into the war so it would feel more novelish. This poem is the culmination of such an attempt. The little girl experiences the ruin of war around her and soon she becomes swallowed up into the realm of being a hostage.
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