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Applying fresh layers
…of war paint
Ancient ones
In whom… we are formed…
Battle armor…
Inspired by… the stars
Fashioned from fallen stones…
Of distant space beyond …this time
Fallen from the skies
Finding …us, here…
Now…
As such, there is …no accident…
About this…
About these crossroads…
About …us…
Seen
…among the stars…
Savage, strong…
Relentless …in its pursuit…
Of its destiny…
Somehow …in a timeless sense…
Connecting, with us as spiritual beings
Beyond …our furthest dreams…
Sharp, bold….
Sun…
Spins …as its place in the universe,
Like our own… image…
Fits perfectly…
Upon its heavenly throne…
Pride…
We have, taken in stride…
With glorious histories of our own,
Although, largely unspoken…
Songs of the ancients
Fills the atmosphere…
Coming from…
High up above…
War chants…
Chain lightning, touching…
Both
Near …and far…
In the array …of spiritual beings
Assembled …to task…
We are …ready…
To rise …and be counted…
War …drums…
Heard from a distance…
So…
You’d never
…see them coming…
Blood …soldiers…
Assembled, to the task…
Sending aloft…
Clouds of sound,
Visions, created
…in the air…
Ancient beats…
Operators
…of the equipment…
Talk …each, in turn…
Each pause, the cue
For another
…to take the lead…
Planting …seeds…
…
Launch …series, of notes…
…
As the drummers circle…
…
Expounds upon each new theme
…leaps into being…
Carries it …around…
As the lion carries
…a fresh kill…
Roaring, with pride
As if, saying
…tonight, we will eat…
Tonight… we will eat…
Takes each round to new heights
…
Reaches
New ground
Starts it smoking
Sets it afire
Faster…
Further… deeper…
Wider …each beat dipping deeper…
Interactions… maximize…
Expand …and contract…
Talking, back and forth…
Rhythms …of blues,
So profound…
Somewhere days …cast aloft…
Carried …upon the winds,
Like… the first
Signs of light
Of the day…
Like… the thunder
…of the terrifying storms
We heard… as children…
Songs …from
The beginning of life
Heartbeats…
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