See the people run for shelter, <br />Notice embers, fire, smoke, <br />Children crying, Women screaming, <br />People coughing, hear them choke, <br />Cry, 'Havoc! ' and let slip the dogs of war, <br />As tranquility is no more. <br /> <br />Watch buildings tumble to the ground, <br />Feel the smoke engulfing us, <br />Note the embers in your eyes, <br />This city would be infamous, <br />Cry, 'Havoc! ' and let slip the dogs of war, <br />As tranquility is no more. <br /> <br />Running from the burning structures, <br />Kicking up dust a lone rock slips, <br />Not aware of this rock, <br />It hits you and you trip, <br />Cry, 'Havoc! ' and let slip the dogs of war, <br />As tranquility is no more. <br /> <br />You cry for help, <br />But no one hears, <br />They all keep running even me, <br />Ringing in your ears shouts of fear, <br />Cry, 'Havoc! ' and let slip the dogs of war, <br />As tranquility is no more. <br /> <br />Embers fall upon your back, <br />Cry, 'Havoc! ' and let slip the dogs of war, <br />You feel the pain but ignore it, <br />As tranquility is no more. <br /> <br />(June 5,2008)<br /><br />Leslie Briggs<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cry-havoc/
