The Ever-Shifting Sands

• Mitchell Lapenas, Grade 12, St Joseph's College
• Poetry
• 2011

Excellence Award in the 'Step Write Up 2011' competition

Like Satan’s allies we invaded His land,
Perfectly knowing it would force His hand,
No laws to protect us,
No lies to confuse Him,
With Him as our witness we sealed our fate,
We entered His lands with intentions of hate,
We slaughtered His flock,
We murdered His chosen,
Storming onwards within our many factions,
We were unprepared for such drastic reactions,
Our weapons were useless,
Our firepower obsolete,
For the mind is a delicate flower,
And ours were shattered by unimaginable power,
We should have known when we entered His lands,
That we would be consumed by the Ever Shifting Sands.