damocles

in fire and light
crimson shining the blade
by dawn we shall be unmade
as long since foretold
and by your hand
we end as we once began

as winds and times must change
the fates' whims rearrange
and steal that which we crave
to drown it in the waves

from silver threads untied
into the dark divide
an ocean deep and red
where all the tears are shed

in fire and light
crimson shining the blade
by dawn we shall be unmade
as long since foretold
and by your hand
we end as we once began

it wants but cannot be
what would i give to see
through whispers in the mist
on water moonlight kissed

like fading battle scars
and riddles in the stars
an insight please bestow
but we shall never know

in fire and light
crimson shining the blade
by dawn we shall be unmade
as long since foretold
and by your hand
we end as we once began

forbidden magic words
at saga's ending heard
vain dreams of yesteryear
shall hold no power here

let me behold your sight
before truth stains the night
the dreaded spell is cast
and we are free at last

in fire and light
crimson shining the blade
by dawn we shall be unmade
as long since foretold
and by your hand
we end as we once began

(2024)

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