Misery Chastised

A dying sun descends upon the horizon

and a faint northern breeze prowls,

fields of ever-greens and poppies whisper

as in the distance a rogue wolf howls

a lone ray of golden light fades and rises

as the setting sun gradually goes down

and from within the caverns underneath

a shadowy creature ascends without a sound

humanoid in stature, coal dust and sweat

stained upon its soft grimy skin,

it's heart thumps and shudders erratically

from inside a chest concave and bone-thin

it feasts upon the crying eyes of children

and the breasts of pregnant mothers -

such does it become a mother itself

drawing upon the blood of its many unfortunate lovers

oh but she must find a surrogate

she must find a healthy womb

for the climate is harsh, her body hath perished

waters due to break, the contractions to start soon -

alas all the people flee her horrific presence

too weak to chase in her sorry state;

and as the pain rips open her putrid flesh

the trail of blood down her leg tells her it's too late

so she squats and pushes, pushes, pushes -

intense white lights blinding her eyes

she births her offspring dead

and collapses to her knees in a fit of anguished cries

caught unawares by the first ray of dawn

surrounded by her babies, the end hath finally come -

an earth-shattering scream piercing the diminishing night

as mother and children burn beneath the rising sun.