Skirmish

Lynched by fear as a crimson tear floats on

Trojans march as fools to the illusory khan

Miracles guided by the blind cripple's eye

The fortress city will gleam as lovers die

Broken veils lie upon the insane street

Along bloodied shores by which the prophecies meet

Heroes bludgeoned with hubris and gold

Allegories shiver as their rights are sold

A traveler's dream is killed in the granary hall

Fortunes are corrupted upon the tenement wall

Horror trials revealed the daughter's curse

The actors stoned by the doctor and nurse