Victory Rose

Victory rose,
a dark cloud of smoke
from the city's ashes.
Everything just
tears and dust,
tears and dust...

Victory rose,
a triumphant roar
from a broken trumpet.
Everything silent
in the wind,
in the emptiness...

Victory rose,
a soldier's hand
from the wreckage.
Everything bathed
in cold blood,
in warm blood...

Victory rose,
a lone white bird
from a sea of black.
Everything gone
and forgotten,
now just forgotten...