The Cavern

The sun stings my faded eyes
 on this burning morn.
 No refuge in sight.
 No breath to cull a cry.
 Dragging my broken bones
 in a trail of dust behind me.
 Under the dispiriting watch
 of the soulless, blinding eye.
 Rising from the desert
 an exiled peak stands forlorn.
 A vast fortress whose facade
 defies the will of all men.
 Crawling from the desert
 an exiled man weeps forlorn.
 A frail vessel whose will
 has been defied by all men.
 In the shadow of a gnarled tree
 at the foot of the peak, I collapse.
 And with one last remaining thought
 I yearn for a grave in which to lie.
 Rising from the desert
 an exiled peak stands forlorn.
 A vast fortress whose facade
 defies the will of all men.
 Crawling from the desert
 an exiled man weeps forlorn.
 A frail vessel whose will
 has been defied by all men.
 Can be this be the end?
 Is this all I have left?
 To die at the foot of this towering peak?
 As night's hold creeps forward
 a brilliant light appears from a concealed hollow.
 I gather my strength and rise from the dust
 for this strange light lures me forward.
 It calls my name
 It draws me near
 It calls me name
 It draws me near
 I cross the threshold into this new realm
 and with every step the light becomes brighter.
 As exhaustion's clutch takes hold, I fall to the bank
 of a shimmering pool as clear as glass.
 Millions of brilliant lights dance and flicker from it's depths
 and with a sigh I cup my hands and drink.
 As my body falls numb and the light begins to fade
 I know that in this cavern I'll die.
 bird of prey
 what is your place
 down in the fields
 trespasser divine
 no hunger atones
 and still you must weep
 over the bones
 and burn like the sun
 bearing the load
 there's no peace
 not in the sky
 not in the sea
 down in the dirt
 is where it must be
 down in the earth
 is where it must be
 down in the dirt
 is where it must be
 down in the dirt
 bird of prey
 trespasser divine
 how do you sleep
 or measure the time
 your hunger alone
 must burn like the sun
 and still you must weep
 for everyone
 for everyone
 I awake to the howling of wind.
 My breath like acrid smoke in this thin glacial air.
 Where have I gone?
 I try to shake off the confusion
 and when I rise to my feet
 I look out...
 How am I standing at the summit of this lonesome peak?
 Where have I gone?
 The night sky splits and from it's wound
 bleeds a spiraling aurora.
 As this spectacle draws closer
 a figure appears.
 An ethereal woman whose long hair veils her face.
 She offers me her hand and tells me to not be afraid.
 I take it and she pulls me to her breast.
 "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid" she says
 as everything turns black.