A Crowning Sacrifice Poem

I'd like to see how many of my Audioboo friends can figure out to what this poem refers.

Crowning Sacrifice by Stefano Landi

Alight the night it does with a ribbon of red.

Surprised, frantic orbs their vessel plunged.

Falling, flailing and finally still.

Sinuous smoke dances with flame Dripping bodies crying in pain. Tortured travelers far from home.

Morning brings a radiance of fear. Uniforms grab at broken flesh.

Solitude and despair sitting on a metal chair.

Death and cold lie without a soul.

Object of contempt and curiosity, sit dumbfounded in obscurity.

Sure to be scorned and ridiculed and never to be seen by the multitude.

Head bowed and beat, staring at bound and bruised feet.

Yours was a valiant effort to end in such a heartless act.

Be proud and strong for you died here, but brought hope and life from afar.