DEATH SONG.
By Faye

Death comes quickly
So old warriors always said,
One quick sharp thrust
And in a blaze of glory
You were dead.
Another new recruit
In the ranks of the Black Fleet,
An honourable warrior who
Fulfilled his duty to the Empire
By dying on hìs feet.
Well, they were wrong......

Death does not come quickly
To a warrior such as I,
With a battle scarred body
Hardened by war,
It takes time to die.
My chest was ripped open
By that last torpedo blast,
Before the Roms self destructed,
Seeing the battle was lost,
Cowards to the lastl
Why does death take so long.... .

Death claim me quickly!
End this nightmare of pain,
Now I feel the blood gurgling,
Rising and flowing in my throat,
And seeping from my brain.
I aimed to die well,
I defended my station
Until dealt this mortal wound,
But the medic just walked away
And left me with a strong sense of negation
To the last I was strong...

Death is coming more quickly,
I feel the numbness spreading fast
The ships bright lights are fading,
Beneath a lowering veil of darkness
It's the hand of death at last.
I see the spirits of my brothers,
Who also believed the lie,
That in our death lies Glory.
Too late we learned the awful truth
There is no good way to die.
I go now, to where I belong.......