Ever since this earth's creation
& creatures roamed its lands
Flying, crawling, slithering & walking
& ever since then, too
Sadness filled its air
The colorless space between skies and grounds
While happiness lingered far away
In the far mountains of the west.
Creatures lived in harmony together
Loving, hating & in between.
Rivers & streams ran side by side
Splashing cool, soft water on their bays.
Stars glittered in the heart of the sky
Every night the pale moon shone on the empty lands
Soft wind blew hissing songs of the past
Songs that were long forgotten
With the men that lived before
Men of honor and pride
Soft rain watered the plains
Falling on the brown, withering ground.
Burning sun shone over earth
Everyday this world changed around.
Deserts thirsted for water.
Birds longed to fly.
Rabbits lingered in their holes
Waiting for the darkness of the shadows to die
Happiness lied dormant
Waiting for the doom of earth to come
& so did I
Like a shadow in the corner of the world
Like a dream vanishing under a blade
Like a ghost with fading ends
I've waited dormant like happiness
Friends we were to be
Holding onto each other in the darkness
Enemies announced us the destiny
Fighting each other for surviving
It's like a story of fairies
But darker, harder and more sad
It's like a dream of children
But larger, wilder and less beautiful
And there I've waited
A butterfly with broken wings
No magician could heal me
No prince of helm and spear
No prince charming could save me
No bold man of gear
I lingered still on my tree
Dying slowly with my home
Looking at the far pale horizon
Waiting for doom's arrival
Yet it never came
Alas, I've waited in vain
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I move my wings but the pain persists
Pressing harder than the crashing weigh of my fears
I move them again and hear a crack
Alas, my wings broke beyond repair
Rain starts falling hard
The ground rejoicing this fine mark
Small drops of grey water
Wash over me biting like a shark
Sadness still is stronger
And happiness hides in its hole
I stand still like a statue
Feeling no rain, no pain, no tears
As I close my eyes the soft wind hisses in my ear
"What have become of you, butterfly?
Why do I not see you flying happily?
Sucking from the flowers, shining your colors?"
I lift my dropped head and say singing
"All flowers withered with my life,
All my colors became pale like rain,
All my happiness died away,
& all my wings are broken weed"
The wind sighs and whispers still
"Alas, that's a bitter end for a butterfly like you to reach,
Come, come with me to the far lands
Where no harm will reach your heart
Where your soul can rest forever"
I nod my head forgetting that trust
Is the thing that led me to this doom
I trust the wind still
The invisible, untouchable thing
I flew away, carried by the wind
I closed my eyes and rested my wings
I flew high and far away
To the farthest shores, to the fields of clay
I heard the songs of elves
& felt the feathers of wings
Far to the west we traveled
Passing empty plain after empty plain
The earth was totally deserted
Yet, evil ever slept close at hand
Days and days have passed
& I was still flying on the wind
Suddenly it all went quite
The wind stopped flying
& from the seventh sky I fell
To the lowest level of earth
No cry was heard, no tears were seen
No blood was split, no pain was felt
Just emptiness and horror
Just failure and disappointment
Now even my wind abandoned me
I've trusted in the unknown
my heart explodes with shame and hurt
I regret it all
But alas, no regret would serve me now
For I've fallen and broke my heart
My soul is leaving
And my wings were ripped apart
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