Lady of Endings

A few thoughts on immortality

Fair Lady of Endings, encircle me.
Fill me with one last breath,
for anguish only awaits me here,
an eternal road towards death.

All lives and loves begin and end;
only yours endures.
Yet, my hand you will not take
though I’m reaching for yours.

Turn away as a bewitching temptress
turns away from love.
Leave me here to envy the moon
and all the stars above.

Your smile you hide from me,
a mystery in shroud,
a dark beauty so enticing
vanishing in the crowd.

My mind cannot remember
all that I have seen,
and I walk as if a shadow
in some other poor man’s dream.

The Fountain of Youth I sought
a river flowing with life,
but such a quest is as foolish
as swift silence with a knife.

Would I had given my life
for a happier time since past,
but all the change I make
will never truly last.

I outlive love and friendship.
I outlive death and war.
I outlive times and ages,
my soul crying out ‘No more!’

Trapped in a shell of flesh and bone,
my spirit awaits release,
both body and mind ensnared
in a world that will never cease.

Author's Note

Someone mentioned that "towards death" did not make sense because he is living forever, and I clarify here "an eternal road towards death" is a road towards a destination he will never arrive at, hence eternal.

Reviews

[Bard Constantine]

This was well done, with a rhyme scheme that works nicely. The perspective of immortality was interestingly related, with weariness and bone-deep sadness all that remains. Wonderfully written...