GLOAMING STREAKS OVER A WAR-TORN HIGHWAY

The sun|horizon} blazed crimson red as it sank below the mangled landscape. Twisted metal and charred rubble lay scattered near the pockmarked highway, a scar on the earth where freedom once flowed. Each streak of color painted the scene in a tragic beauty, a poignant reminder of life persisting even amidst destruction. A lone bird soared against t