Iron Gods

Lumbering giant folds into night
I watched as it left my sight
The power behind the stride
Trees bent and steel cried
Dirt and rock crumbled and bled
As I sensed the titan’s tread

All the while the people sat
Unafraid, not knowing that
The giant’s gullet was filled
Each tooth laden, lips sealed
His head bent back as he ate
The hunger he could not sate