Kinship Elegiac

I've known you so long
And never saw cause for alarm
Recall our childhood song
An oath to never lay down arms

I feel a coming end
It's as if I see through it all

Now, would you know if I was gone?
An epoch of brothers dissolves
To leave you is a sin
For my own story, forced to begin

I see you here
But you're so far away
So far

Understanding the lines drawn for our limiting
Inspires blind conformity and fuels rebellion equally

""Faster now
Ride the wires
Seek what lies beyond""
Your words like choir
""Cast a spear
Through the ceiling
Leave that hand behind
That pulls back on the dream""

Would I hide my eyes?
Would you know my face if I was dreaming of the years to come?
Your spirit unaligned with choice or fervor

As for now
Still my fire
Fear the thoughts that come
When ardour's breath grows tired
Hold the spear
Trust your feelings
Burn with gentle song
To oceansize my heart

The woods call on me
In their depths there is a vague light leading
Painting the ragged shapes of crooked beings that spring from odious groves

Upon my gathering of sun-faded blooms
I came upon a failed Goddess, decrying her shame

Lost that feeling of a world beyond today
Without heart to guide I know you've nothing left to say

Upon my offering of wilted herb and moss
The deity sprang forth with spite and curse into the gladedying

I've had visions where the night had come to stay
I could be mistaken and see bright skies return one day

The woods expel me
On the edge stands the ghost of my bleeding
But I've planted my seed
Of objection to set us free

I've known you so long
I know that you never belonged
I've watched you never change
All alone with the same sad song
You've seen the coming end
In any case seen through it all
I was blind to what you saw
Caught in my last failing cry
Lost in the night's howling wind
And crashing shadows, you left me
Pushed by the forces of your own abandonment
You left me, you left me"