frigid earth

savor every second

for time strays
like a wastrel’s whim

vying for remembrance
by the rebel heart
subdued

and nothing

can it be foreseen
save for scenes
in dreams forgone

for there i saw you
as you were

through the amber’s veil
alone

i looked
and then, i loved you

overtaken
by the looming void

where heaven
seemed to hover

as to taunt
what fragile depth
was nigh

in the midst
of wretched martyrs
maddened

arms outstretched

would meet
a frigid earth

awaiting us
below

what did belie