Wait

Their kingdom is crumbling and all they can do is wait.

A moth with the grace of a butterfly
Truth shrouded in bittersweet lies
A dark kingdom built on pillars of sand
The guard hounds howl soft songs of the end

 

The weight of the world upon her shoulders
She can’t take this anymore
She sits and she waits for him to wake
In her dark kingdom under the stars

 

She begs and she pleads for it to be over
As she watches his shallow breath
“Please take him away from his heartache and pain
Please take him away from this world

 

The love and the light have faded from her eyes
And her will to fight has taken flight
And all she can do is wait

 

All she can do is wait

 

He sleeps with a fear of opening his eyes
He’s too afraid to try
Too afraid of life
Yet petrified to die

 

He feels her tears, her fears, her pain
And feels his life slowly slipping away
“Let me go, unlock the chains
Set me free, let her live again”
But all he can do is wait

 

All he can do is wait

 

Their kingdom is crumbling
Though not quick enough
And all they can do is wait

 

All they can do is wait

Author's Note

I wrote this one when I was bored in earth science once. I liked it so I figured I may as well post it here for you guys. Comments or crit appreciated. ^^

Reviews

[jessie]

very good i love the second stanza. it is very descriptive and amazing. good job Howl.

~jess

[Marlena]

I love the first stanza ^^ Awesome poem, Howl!

[G]

"He feels her tears, her fears, her pain" to "But all he can do is wait" is my favorite part of this poem. Yet, to be honest I didn't really dig the first four lines. But hey, no biggy, the poem is still pretty cool. Good job! *thumbs up*