The ancient world was unsettled, violent
Some lived to kill, others killed to live
Timur the Lame made a practice of war
Conquering lesser tribes, killed them all
When finished, his armies made a display
A pyramid of skulls, the crows gathered
And anyone seeing the monument knew
The conqueror had come, left it emptied
The horror was enough to be a warning
Timur the Lame would be remembered
A signature act, calculated to create fear
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Some lived to kill, others killed to live
Timur the Lame made a practice of war
Conquering lesser tribes, killed them all
When finished, his armies made a display
A pyramid of skulls, the crows gathered
And anyone seeing the monument knew
The conqueror had come, left it emptied
The horror was enough to be a warning
Timur the Lame would be remembered
A signature act, calculated to create fear
Recommended Reading
