Petals of Eternal Dusk

Far beyond where men dare tread
A place exists among the dead
Sealed by hands of ancient stone
No man walks where none are known

In forgotten woods, beneath the mire
Through paths of thorns and tangled briar
A gate of iron, rusted black
Guards the way, and pulls you back

Beyond the gate, in silence deep
A garden stirs, where shadows creep
The air is thick with death’s embrace
A haunting chill, no time nor space

The petals bloom in twilight’s veil
Eternal dusk, neither light nor pale
They drink of darkness, black as sin
Where no sunlight dares begin

Woven from the nightmares lost
Each petal bears a hidden cost
For every bloom, a soul’s demise
Trapped within, where madness lies

The garden sealed, for none to find
Was cursed by priests long left behind
A rite forgotten, bound in flame
To lock away its whispered name

Yet still the petals coil and grow
Their roots in ancient blood below
From witches drowned in murky lakes
To kings whose hearts the darkness breaks

The nightshade rises, violet deep
While banshees wail and widows weep
And in the garden, still as death
The roses wait, with baited breath

No wind can stir this airless tomb
No light can pierce the eternal gloom
And those who dare the gate to cross  
Are swallowed whole, forever lost

Beneath the ivy, stones are cold
Where bones of men are hidden, old
The petals rest on skulls long gone
Their whispers soft, a twisted song

They say the place was sealed by gods
To keep it from the feet of frauds
For only death and dusk may reign
In the garden where the damned remain

O sealed place, forbidden ground
Where no man hears a single sound
The petals bloom, unseen, untorn
In a twilight that’s forever born

So pass the gate, and lose your name
For none return from whence they came
The eternal petals guard their keep
Bloody bounties to prune and reap