Science Fiction - The Battle Poem by Paul Warren

We read the logs of the abandoned ship
Looking for a reason why the crew was stripped
From the vessel drifting without power
Blasted weapon systems saw they did not cower
Away from this enemy who had won the battle
But the mystery was the lost crew with all their mettle

Then our sensors showed another spaceship coming hard
So action stations were called as we prepared not to give a yard
They fired the first laser blasts against our energy shields
As back and forth the battle with each of us refusing to yield
We lost our forward battery with all of its hands
Then communication came on my screen with their demands

They wanted our surrender to accomplish their aims
Of course we declined the offer as we consolidated our gains
Until our last burst blew their bridge away in an explosion
And we were able to board their stricken end as we shone
But the biggest shock that made us gasp was there to see
They were cannibals eating the lost crew unbelievable to be.

© Paul Warren Poetry