The Encompassing Horizon Written by Heavily Armored Hamster The birds perched On a fence post Staring into the horizon Tears in forever free fall Beaks twisted with sorrow Eyes stained with the ocean The birds perched On a fence post They can see the horizon They can see what's coming They've known it all along Though that doesn?t ease the pain The birds perched On a fence post Can see the horizon Slowly eating the distance Slowly eating the land Slowly fading away The birds perched On a fence post Cannot be with fear Not now, not at the final hour They raise their wings They raise their heads They fly into the horizon... Fading away with the world They were sworn to protect