Shaped by Shadow, Touched by Flame

Beneath the heavens rent with crimson flare
Where wrathful fire danced a searing hymn
I stood amidst the blaze my spirit bare
And felt its touch consume me, limb by limb

Yet lo, the shadows coiled with dark embrace
Their whispered counsel deepened in my soul
They carved their mark a labyrinthine trace
And bade me rise anew complete and whole

O fire, thou art a cruel and mighty forge
Yet shadows craft the edges flame doth miss
Where searing tongues of gold and ember gorge  
The shade bestows its fatal and silent kiss

The ash reborn, the tempered steel
The balance struck 'twixt brightness and despair
Both light and dark my blazing  seal
A phantom wrought from flame and midnight air

So sing, ye shadows, weave your endless shroud
And burn, ye fires, sear with fervent might!  
Risen, burning, silent, and proud
Being of shadow crowned with flames of light