EclipsedArchon

The weight of our misgivings drag us down and dig in deep But I know the repercussions of the secrets that I keep Answers to the questions that I know and never tell Because admitting to the fallacy is bound to break the spell Hoist yourself up like a god to burn away the fear of failing Push yourself with pry and prod to turn away from stalling Skills get stale with time and tales of glory end with falling Maybe all those dreams I had were never really my true calling I know that I can do it but after all this time I'm in too deep I've thrown all of my time into it and the price now is too steep The longer I stay toiling the more risk I ha

The wind came to visit in my dreams last night. We had a long chat and caught up. Sometimes the end of something feeling not right is when it feels right. If tomorrow I don't take flight, then I'm happy even still, that I had the chance to see the sky. And with the sky stretched before me at twilight, it only feels more tempting. I can't give up.

Frozen I stood there, gripping that drink tight with the pressure of my building anxiety. Reflected there in the mundanity of that moment, in the mortality of that simple object I saw myself. The depth of the emotions I'd been skimming became painfully clear to me as I stand there. My body, the vessel for my thought and my actions, struggled to contain the influx I'd felt. So choking down the anguish for a moment, I stood paralyzed. My knuckles bore down taut on the unopened can. Trembling grew from deep within me, a steady rumble that grew as it raised to the surface, a boiling coming to a roll. And hunched there, red goblin-like face, my e

I saw a dragon today, and with a mighty roar it swallowed up the sky. Bright sharp teeth unwavering in the dawn, it beckoned me as my head hang low. Cowering turned to awe as it wisked me away into the sky, ever as sudden as the wind blows, ever as forceful as the tide. In mighty eyes my flaws shone true, my fangs bore deep, my wounds show through. But in his honor his favor I'd receive, and come to venerate him I did, with much piety. The afternoon was long, many struggles we'd endure, but after every battle his respite was my cure. And every soldier's blade that came to strike us down, was bested by his talons, and shattered on the groun