The air was warm,

The ground a bit shattered.

Our souls were still in tact,

But our bodies were battered.

Our armor could protect,

But not for long.

The monsters came,

And sang their song.

Destruction rained down,

Lasers were fired.

They wouldn’t quit,

I was getting tired.

My friends were falling,

They tried their best.

Their families would get the call tomorrow,

receiving a heartbroken blow to the chest.

We carried on,

The monsters did the same.

We backed up further,

And felt a little shame.

Then came the beast,

The biggest monster of them all.

Time seemed to slow,

And we wondered if we should make the call.

Everyone ran back to the ship,

And they began to close the ramp.

The ship’s thrusters began,

And we all felt terrible and damp.

Before heading away forever,

I looked out the window once more.

This world was lost to the crawlers,

It closed another door.