LAZARET OF THE ABYSS

beneath the umber soil 
submerged deep
there is a world nobody knows

I still hear coughing
from the mass grave
acrid stink fills the air
when it's blowing a gale

a lazaret stood here once
sealed up behind the walls
destined to rot
plague stricken crowds

a burial mound
the only sign from the past
now they formed a settlement
white bones and skulls

victims of an epidemic
deprived of human rights
no extreme unction
dry throaths bloodshot eyes

ghosts of the apocalypse
bulldozers bring to light
forgotten souls arise
dancing through the ruins at night