As the shadows fell, A monster was born. It ate away, The sounds of storms. Slowly it found, Even the mourned. Silence covered all, The tattered and torn. It chewed through the sounds, Of a day forlorned. It still searched the woods, For something more. As the shadows fell, It found laughter and leers. It ate away, All of the years. Slowly it found, Every last tear Silence covered all, The faithless and feared. It chewed through the sounds, As shadows disapeared. It still searched the woods, But they had long been cleared.