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After the Slumber


Arashi

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Next to me lies beauty

Hair soft as silk

Slumbering ever so silently

Giving meaning to my existence

I hold her close in my arms

Kiss her brow gently

Allowing the curtains to fall on my world

 

Behind those curtains is lightning and thunder

Winds howl and rain soaks my face

Looking to the blackened sky

I raise my sword and soul in defiance

Screams of this world deafen the faint of will

Beauty is not there to cure the Shadow's syndrome

Taken by the Dark One was Beauty

Brought to the top of the Burning Mountain

To be a sacrifice for the Dark One's Lust

 

I begin to trek the mountain with great haste

Any moment Beauty would be engulfed by the mountain

Upon the precipice I stand

Sword pointed at the Dark One

Beauty held above it's head

My enemy turns to face me

The Dark One releases Beauty

Unsheathing it's blade we charge

Lightning cracks as swords cross

Thrust, parry, bump, and then scream

In our foolish dance of death Beauty was the victim

 

Dropping to my knees the sword falls

I scream to the heavens in humiliation

The Dark One laughs to my side

With unbridled anger I take up the sword and thrust

The screams of the Dark One are heard across the land

The Burning Mountain erupts

Sending Beauty into the blackened sky

Within moments she is engulfed by her life's fire

Casting out the cure to the shadow's syndrome

Tears roll down my cheeks as I look up to Beauty

My focus shifts back to the Dark One

His true form finally revealed to the world

What is seen shakes me to my foundation

The Dark One's face is that of a mirror

Looking into it's eyes I see only myself

I am the one to blame for this worlds suffering

 

My curtains lift to the brightness of the morning sun

The dream has ended but Beauty is no longer by my side

In her place is a letter penned from the heart

It reads "Thank you for saving me and goodbye my love"

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It's been far too long since I have written anything, aside from the small bit of lyrics when I should be working. I hope this piece is qualified enough to be my re-entry into the Pen's archives. Thank you for reading.

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