I’m the empire at the edge of its existence,

Watching white-clad hordes march in from afar,

Writing empty lines as they silence the stars,

Golden lines where dying sunlight sways in distance.

Falling

Falling

Falling

Heavy heart and lost inside a dream so senseless.

Out there, they say the battles never cease.

Oh, to move, but I am drowning in the peace,

Oh, to bloom, but time just slips into the silence.

Falling

Falling

Falling

Oh, to let go, oh, to break free for a moment!

Ah, it’s all gone! Darling, are you still laughing?

Ah, it’s all gone, all consumed—no words left standing!

Only a poem burning out into the night,

Only a lover who got tired of the chase,

Only the weight of something lost I can’t replace.

Falling

Falling

Falling