Dull throbbing of an old wound
Slowly hidden by the decay of time
the bleeding subsided to but a trickle of emotion
a soft reminder of broken bonds
in the growing darkness, hands try to piece together the shattered shards of life
The aging headstones pass by in a blur of memory
in a haze of unreality
Touched only by those that can believe the past
i sit in a darkened room, curtains drawn
and listen to the wind's lamentation
My soul screams unheard, echoing in the chasm of my mind
Remembering the impact that seems now so dull
Seems as if when time ran i stood still
inability to accept rooted me in disbelief
i wait, listening to the crumbling world around me
Refusing to accept the reality of death
My smile fades away like the lives now kept by the the ground
The toll of pain breaking me slowly, piece by piece
The wound starts to bleed once more
that i have tried so desperately to cover up
My steps begin to weaken as the fight leaves me
There is not more light, not in this sun
Perhaps this is Journey's end
Against the setting sun
Why still hope?
Death cannot yield, it shall break all that of the world
Though ne'er to touch the breath of eternal life
But mine does not matter, for it is but a single breath in time
A single life, perhaps borne of the darkness
Lifted above the rivers of fire
A flight of hope, perhaps naive, a self created illusion
Mixed with thoughts of shadow that now consume me.
Call the retreat, the fortress has fallen to dust and ashes
i crumple to the ancient ground, staring at it through painful tears
i place a hand on a bed of moss
and find myself surrounded by the wordless trees of my imagination
They stand with a quiet confidence, having withstood the slow pass of time
A small comfort to the broken, the weakened
With a glimmer of a former smile, my heart finds it strength to carry on
As the battle still rages, it is there I find my will to withstand it all
To face another day
To act another smile
To fool another face
To take another step
It is here I find my peace
and perhaps this is my battle I must fight alone
and run the hidden paths to which my feet falter
And from there,
i'll seal my final fate
