The Final Stand of the Army of Light

The Final Stand of the Army of Light

By Eric Newport

Legion to the left, legion to the right.
Legion in front and only walls behind.
"Assigned to defend, defend ye with might!
Defend with honor, with honor do fight."
And with honor fought the army of light.

In the pale moonlight it came, so they say.
Armies of darkness rode in to do war.
Horror and gore brought night's darkness to day.
As people succumbed to shock and dismay,
The army of light began to decay.

The fight for honor was all a blunder.
Their immunity was all in their head.
Instead the darkness roared up like thunder,
Tearing their ancient empire asunder,
Leaving the leader to watch and wonder.

Legion to the left, legion to the right.
Legion in front and only walls behind.
Blind, for they'd not seen defeat in plain sight.
Complacent and weak, they carried no bite.
And with honor died the army of light.