The last goodbye I gave you
Without looking back I realized
Forgiveness is no longer a solution
Another withered caress that leave
Beyond the pale mist
Lies a perpetual stone-shaped fire
Under the changing clouds
Where the earth's spirits dwell
Offerings consumed by time die
In the deepest
I saw dead in dreams
worshiped in rock mounds,
buried in ancient gardens
scattered in ash by the wind
I see your face but I can't get close
silhouettes fade in layers of smoke
May torches hold the memory
when the rain renews
Presence shows in the cript of silence
Cold air shakes their souls
Restless hearts and forgotten names
Anger swept the way back
The withered looks are the dawn now
Mist of sorrow, our lifespan fades
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