Cold gray mist lies on the ground
steel gray clouds are overhead
streamers of smoke in the cold breeze
silence echo's all around
jagged teeth the broken buildings
empty windows and broken doors
shell holes punched through all the walls
broken stone lie on the ground
tangled hair gray with dust
empty eyes that seemed too much
open mouth of parched lips
empty of all except life
all is gone nothing remains
life continues in childhood lost
without fear devoid of hope
empty shell of what once was