INTO THE BLACK SLUMBER

The bones of the ancients lay silent in the dust
Entwined with the remains of the resistance
I stood sombre amidst the remnants
Of a war fought in vain
As i looked upon their bones i knew it was my time
In the absence of the sun
I stood sombre amidst the storm
And witnessed the aftermath of heresy
And the fall of the divine
My eyes transfixed upon a distant shape
Glowing, drawing ever closer
I watched as the shape drew near
And before my eyes turned into a demon
He stopped in his tracks before me
Upon his head laid a crown of fire
The flames flickered as his eyes met mine
We stood motionless in the storm
And he spoke to me
"i've seen all that is to be seen
I've heard all that is to be heard
I am all knowing but still i am empty
I'm so empty"
He forged this crown from the flame
Of mankind, but the sadness of the world laid heavy on his brow
He can no longer bear the burden of humanity
The bones of the ancients lay silent in the dust
Entwined with the remains of the resistance
I stood sombre amidst the remnants
Of a war fought in vain
As i looked upon their bones i knew it was my time
Right before my eyes, the demon turned
To ash upon the snow
I took the crown, as the winds took his remains to the sky
The wolves gather around me howling black lullabies
Their songs enslave even the strongest man in sleep.................................
As we slumber the snow erases us
Wiping clean the slates of time
Witnessing the end of the world we know
Wiping clean our existence..........
In the absence of the sun
I stood sombre amidst the storm
The crown of hell laid heavy upon my head
As the world fell into the black slumber...