Commune, growing, side by side, one for all
Bonded by burden and responsibility
Years spent in pattern
When one should fall
Another will rise

When times were worst we stood firm
And held up the weight of the world
Strength in numbers bound us closer as one
In unity

Then, a change. A shadow. A beast. A claw comes forth
Hesitates, we knew not why
It strikes, it had taken aim

One of us taken hold
Their tight grip was broken and sent screaming into the sky

Those closest to them, fear had left them frozen
Only could reach out and cry
Another victim chosen, seemingly at random
All that could be thought was why

It felt like hours to watch them suffer
How am I still here? Our numbers have narrowed
So much, it's so wrong, unjust, and cruel
What have we done to deserve this fate

I could not imagine why I was not chosen
How I had been spared from this
Was I set aside for when the thing returns
Or was I left as someone better?

Who had the right to choose?
What had set us apart?
If the aftermath had answers
I could not bear to search for
The pain and loss too much to take

Those closest to them, fear had left them frozen
Only could reach out and cry
Another victim chosen, seemingly at random
All that could be thought was why

In due time the beast came back for us
One by one uproot the ones we love
Somehow I remain a witness
Pluck!