As I'm quietly pacing over the cold floor
To the widely open window ahead of me
I feel it again, the will to escape from here
I see the darkness, it's the only thing I see
So it's easy to put my feet on the sill
And dive in the dark

Again I wake up in this snow-covered place
Not feeling the cold, not feeling the anxiety
And the anticipation takes me over once more
I seek with my eyes on this moonlit road
I know someone's coming, coming for me
Appearing from the air

There he is, standing with his back towards me
Without a shirt, pale shoulders glim'rin' in the light
He's always there, waiting, but not too close
Maybe turning around and asking, begging
But always going farer as I try to reach him
He cries in the night

"Come, my beloved one, and tell those words
With the strongest swords I'll protect thee
If thou only speak with the words of pledge
So step forward, let thy tongue dance for me
And I'll take thee from thy earthly suffering
I'll sing to thee"

And so he keeps begging with his broken voice
"Come, beloved", he says and bends his fingers
"Come", and sheds one tear from his blue eye
But I keep on hesitating, not knowing what to do
"No", I would whisper, and he would be gone
I'd be back in my room

But what about this time? I've been thinking...
I have nothing, not a thing to lose in my life
Nothing to gain, no one to hold me in solitude
So I say nothing, only step onwards to him
"Yes", I then whisper and so I seal my future
He takes me away

And I'll never have to be alone again

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Posted by C.R. Vard 2008-02-11 12:47:40 .... well written, it flowed well from stanza to stanza + Report this comment
Posted by Dirkin 2008-02-11 23:24:00 .... I liked the ghostly, dreamlike feel of this. the character is in a snow covered place and a man with no shirt beckons... very creepy. I liked this + Report this comment
Posted by rbouncha 2008-02-12 13:42:55 .... i like the idea of a well descriptive story. The fact that the girl is thinking about her emotions and how to act on it is very interesting. Especially the two characters who share the same feelings towards each other, really brings out the mood. Keep it coming. + Report this comment
Posted by Egoist 2008-05-06 17:48:09 .... This did have a ghostly dream-like effect. I think that's what made it so unique. It went from one step to the next very smoothly. I liked its eerie effect, as well as the relaxing satisfaction that was received in the end. + Report this comment

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