The Final Song of Orpheus

The hollowed

gray light,

Brushes my

skin,

With tender,

aching apathy

 

So like that

night,

My memories

begin,

To return to

dark emery

 

Eurydice,

Eurydice,

How I long

to see you

Are you

still young while I am old?

How I long

to hold you

 

Hades, your

rules were too much

For my young

and wild heart

I needed her

more than anything

But now we

are long apart

 

My

shuddering hands,

Now reach

for the lyre,

Withered and

weak as they are

 

The Acheron

sands,

Lit by green

fire,

Feel so near

yet so far

 

Eurydice,

Eurydice,

How I long

to meet you

Are you

still young while I am old?

How I long

to know you

 

Hades, your

rules were too much

For my young

and wild heart

I needed her

more than anything

But now we

are long apart

 

Will you

love me still?

The dull

pain has grown sharp

 

Will you

love me still?

Though years

have made their peace

 

Will you

love me still?

The question

buries deep

 

Deep in my

chest

Deep in the

earth

Deep where

you are

Deep where I

am soon to be

 

Hades, your

rules were too much

For my young

and wild heart

I needed her

more than anything

But now we

are long apart

 

Eurydice,

Eurydice,

I see you,

I see you...