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Dark Maiden Denied
- Dark Maiden Denied -
I hear the call of wolves in the far, far distance…
Ravenous in their hunger, so feral in intelligence!
Their hunger pales before a hunger in my soul…
A hunger for love that is growing out of control.
So long am I now, without light of love’s breath,
That in spirit I am far nearer unto lonely death…
For naught frustrates hope, more vile and severe,
Then having no comforting arms to hold me dear.
I long for the embrace of just one gentle maid…
But the maid who comes for me makes me afraid!
Her arms may be the gentlest of all we may know,
But her kiss is oblivion; it causes no life to grow.
I do not want to go with her, but how she calls…
I can hear her singing even through stucco walls.
And I become defiant, refusing to hear her music,
For the walls of my heart can become more: thick.
So long has it been since a tender hand I did hold,
And I am afraid to go on, fearful of getting old…
I want to live for eternity so that I have all of time,
To find a sweet maiden, and to know love sublime.
But where is the love, in this world of cruel hatred?
I was not made: to be hurt, to live in constant dread.
And somewhere in the darkness, the maid in black,
The one I do fear, her song keeps calling me back!
Back to the end of things, where the cycle turns…
Only to begin anew, after the last inner fire burns.
All souls must make that journey when time is up,
And the will of the dark maiden, not one can stop!
Does she not know I am young and still so strong?
My time is not yet nigh and I have done no wrong.
Destiny shall stop her, for I am fated to love anew,
And even death cannot stop fate from coming true.
I cannot pass beyond that barrier again, not again,
Until I hold in my arms, one more than a friend…
Even death shall not have me, until love has won!
I have sworn this oath beneath the moon and sun.
So away with you dark maid, dreaded by mortals!
Go back to the shadows through your pale portals.
Let the goddess of love and what angels do serve,
Bring me their blessings, and so steady my nerve.
Life has more to offer me, and I must stand firm,
And for love’s sake, stay the course of the storm.
But the dark maiden can only be denied so much!
Before my time is over I must know love’s touch.
We cannot wait for love until age robs us blind…
If you seek a truer love, I am here for you to find.
No soul is truer, than one who is by love moved!
And by my heart, let my good soul be so proved.
I hear the call of wolves in the far, far distance…
Ravenous in their hunger, so feral in intelligence!
Their hunger pales before a hunger in my soul…
A hunger for love that is growing out of control.
So long am I now, without light of love’s breath,
That in spirit I am far nearer unto lonely death…
For naught frustrates hope, more vile and severe,
Then having no comforting arms to hold me dear.
I long for the embrace of just one gentle maid…
But the maid who comes for me makes me afraid!
Her arms may be the gentlest of all we may know,
But her kiss is oblivion; it causes no life to grow.
I do not want to go with her, but how she calls…
I can hear her singing even through stucco walls.
And I become defiant, refusing to hear her music,
For the walls of my heart can become more: thick.
So long has it been since a tender hand I did hold,
And I am afraid to go on, fearful of getting old…
I want to live for eternity so that I have all of time,
To find a sweet maiden, and to know love sublime.
But where is the love, in this world of cruel hatred?
I was not made: to be hurt, to live in constant dread.
And somewhere in the darkness, the maid in black,
The one I do fear, her song keeps calling me back!
Back to the end of things, where the cycle turns…
Only to begin anew, after the last inner fire burns.
All souls must make that journey when time is up,
And the will of the dark maiden, not one can stop!
Does she not know I am young and still so strong?
My time is not yet nigh and I have done no wrong.
Destiny shall stop her, for I am fated to love anew,
And even death cannot stop fate from coming true.
I cannot pass beyond that barrier again, not again,
Until I hold in my arms, one more than a friend…
Even death shall not have me, until love has won!
I have sworn this oath beneath the moon and sun.
So away with you dark maid, dreaded by mortals!
Go back to the shadows through your pale portals.
Let the goddess of love and what angels do serve,
Bring me their blessings, and so steady my nerve.
Life has more to offer me, and I must stand firm,
And for love’s sake, stay the course of the storm.
But the dark maiden can only be denied so much!
Before my time is over I must know love’s touch.
We cannot wait for love until age robs us blind…
If you seek a truer love, I am here for you to find.
No soul is truer, than one who is by love moved!
And by my heart, let my good soul be so proved.
Published 12th Oct 2012
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