Blackness roils across the land
encompassing fields and crops
a blight unlike any before seen
man made and let loose.
Flesh falls from bones
flashes of shadows burst free
death comes to all who are near
without playing favorites
without discerning wealth.
Never would you think so cruel
that the riches already had
are not enough
that they would make you forfeit your lands.
No longer are monies counted
abundant…..
enough…..
a body count
ferocious rage
decimating all
is the new measure of power.