As Hope FadesAs I wake from this cold dream,
I seek to find that which I lost long ago,
Yet there is no solace to be found…
The woods feel empty and frozen in time
The shimmering lights flicker no more
And what hope there once was
Is all but a faded memory
Empire of DecadenceI have lost my wings
For a world swallowed by spirals
My banishment is my grave anchored in iron
My one star is dead
Since the gentle one was slain
My own dismal heart
Lost and flying petals of disgrace
GhostsI light a candle in the depth of night
To beckon back the memories, so faint and dear
Let this night take you in its cold embrace
Spirit you to where time stands still
Close your eyes and don’t ask why
This pouring rain yet falls for us
Man's Last PortraitTurned deaf to her cries, despite how loud
Omens set far and wide: the ill symptoms of decay
Replete greed sealed our fate and deplete fountains that source our needs
Life we know is now a memory
And the Earth treks on without a tear
With broad strokes of dolor, man's last portrait is painted
MasqueradeEnter this masquerade of vanity and greed
Faceless shadows dancing without care
Forsaken truth, minds entranced
Blind to their demise
Empty vessels
Breed corruption
As the clock nears
Mirages
The strife is high, the fear is whole
From all true wretchedness we chore
Rain masking sun: a nature gall
But in this arid land seldom
A breadth of trampled roses seeped lazy in thirst
Amaranthine disquieting, no manifesting tell
RelicsI find myself on a ravaged path
Ruins before me, sun at my back
Shattered spires reach for the sky
With their broken arms
Mouthless skulls lament
Relics of a world gone mad
Weak with roots in shame
Sun of Despair
With high duress we toiled
With high fire we rose
Dimmest shells of the past slave
Like sprouts fallen in deep thirst
Chronic sighs of the anguished
Newfound cries of triumphant revenge
Unlike the Passing BirdsOn nights when rain falls with the blowing wind
I have no choice, but to endure the cold
I boast, "Where is to be found a better man?"
But still, in the end, I remain cold
On the bare ground we lie on loose straw
A destitute family in pain
On whom stars don't cast their radiance
What Lies BeyondKingdoms rise and fall
As rulers pull their strings
Centuries come and go
As we dance to the song of eternity
Sometimes, nature guards her secrets with the unbreakable grip of physical law.
Sometimes, the true nature of reality beckons … from just beyond the horizon.
Words Only Wind Can SpeakFathom a realm beyond mortal ken
Eyes not wide enough to drink it in
I bid, because I've been there before,
Torn between where I am and where I was
Free from this cursed suffering
And the anguish this world pours upon me
WrathTears pouring, the watchful ones are quelled
Fog spreading, purblindness kindled
Nature's wrath, so vast, arrives
Ruins our progeny's lives
Jades falling as a mist of plumes
Buds halting, never will they grow