Every bridge has been burned Every building razed The earth has been salted Around me, a wasteland Everything I had, I have spent On this war of desolation Alone, I feast on the carrion All that is left of that for which I fought Stripped away, the armour of indifference Naked and alone, a quivering wreck Too tender, too raw to run The only defence, a vicious attack Cut down all who come near Lest they too cause pain Blinded by fear, stand resolute An island, a rock, alone Triumphant I stand, Pyrrhus reborn One more such victory and we are lost