Lament of the Winged V

We were the winged ones, and we are forgotten.

They are the ascended, and they are free.

We pass into darkness,

They rise into light.

Lament of the Winged IV

They fashioned our weapons, and made them theirs.

They gathered their peoples from out of the mud.

They found us defenseless.

They afforded no mercy.

Lament of the Winged III

We openly mocked them, they crawled through the dirt.

They bore it in silence, and struggled to learn.

We took from them tribute.

They learned from us war.

Lament of the Winged II

We had been gifted, and we were haughty.

They came to learn, and they were spurned.

They saw us as teachers.

We saw them as dogs.

Lament of the Winged I

We are the winged ones, and we are dying.

They are earthbound and they know naught but envy.

We met in the sunlight.

We parted in blood.