brittle elm
The world became silent at once,
I feel like I'm caught in a trance,
Screams of horror, cries of terror,
All disappeared with a tremor,
Kneeling in the middle of the battlefield,
Left with no hope to shield,
My sight becomes blurry,
It's like my soul is in a hurry,
To leave this cursed place,
Where everything happens at a too fast pace
I pray to gods I don't believe in that you got my letters,
That the tear stained paper would make you feel better,
I don't feel my wounds anymore,
Just my love for you at the core,
Of my heart that beats slower and slower,
My eyelids fall lower and lower,
I hope you won't waste too many tears,
That's the greatest of my fears
I want you to promise that you'll live a good long life,
That you will find a beautiful wife,
Swear that you will forget me,
I beg you not to ignore my plea,
Our young love may be true,
But don't let my spirit wander with rue,
I was foolish not to run away with you,
Now I find myself breaking the promise I made,
I wish I wasn't brave and stayed
Remember all our dreams,
They vanished together with all the muffled screams,
Of my friends falling around me,
Didn't have any chance to flee,
But who could forsee,
That we wouldn't return home as heroes,
But that we would instead turn our women into widows
The gray sky above me is spinning,
My field of view is thinning,
At last, in my mind, I see your face,
Your dark lashes hanging like lace,
Even while dying you make me feel lucky to have met you,
I still have no clue,
How you can be so perfect,
Don't leave me with even more regret
The graveyard silence is broken,
Every bit of me is frozen,
All I can hear is your angelic voice,
And in my final moments I rejoice,
As the last bits of life drain from me,
I am filled with glee
last halo
plain bear
pliant stratus