Cultures of Violence

Devastation, comb remains to find what managed to survive Excavation, into the lives of those buried on their side Time will never tell, all of their stories No moment of farewell, just an ending Do we concede, they were more than ashes, bone, and rust? Do we believe the same end marches after us? Fading memories, lost to the soil Forgotten are our last days, up to the end Peel the layers back to find Evidence of life behind Do we concede, they were more than ashes, bone, and rust? Do we believe the same end marches after us? Cultures of violence Society Silenced Cultures of violence Is this a memory I see embedded in me? I search from where you came to know your name No one to grieve, just legacy beneath the dust Can we retrieve the pieces that once defined us? Do we concede, they were more than ashes, bone, and rust? Do we believe the same end marches after us?

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jul 26, 2026