{"id":2096,"date":"2019-03-01T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ravensplayland.com\/wpRAVEN\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2019-03-01T20:51:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T20:51:45","slug":"time-draws-near","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravensplayland.com\/wpRAVEN\/2019\/03\/01\/time-draws-near\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Draws Near"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Time Draws Near<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBy Domma Leigh 02\/03<\/p>\n<p>The shadow that hangs over me,<br \/>\nIs the fate I know is to be.<br \/>\nHe holds me near<br \/>\nFor I am what he holds dear.<br \/>\nThe cold shiver of his touch<br \/>\nBrings pain that is a bit to much<br \/>\nHe waits for the time to take me.<br \/>\nFor was long ago agreed<br \/>\nHis icy lips steal my breath<br \/>\nI walk hand and hand with death.<\/p>\n<p>In the stillness of the night<br \/>\nI surrender to him without a fight.<br \/>\nCold takes me to his heart.<br \/>\nNothing but darkness does he impart.<br \/>\nMy frozen fingers stroke light his cheek.<br \/>\nEchoes of time show all as bleak<br \/>\nHe sends me back to where my body lay.<br \/>\nHe watches and he waits, every day.<br \/>\nI can almost sense the time drawing near.<br \/>\nI want to go, what do I have to fear?<\/p>\n<p>The warrior of a dim light gallops in.<br \/>\nHe is tainted with blood and sin<br \/>\nA shadow dancer of the night<br \/>\nThe bringer of a new kind of light.<br \/>\nThe beast does call out loud his song,<br \/>\nSo bold a man with a spirit so strong<br \/>\nLike a reflecting image of a ghost<br \/>\nEach moment draws the warrior close<br \/>\nEyes flash lonely, a heart turn grim,<br \/>\nMy own image seen within him<\/p>\n<p>No! it must be a turn in the dance,<br \/>\nThere is no true romance.<br \/>\nThis world is that way,<br \/>\nIt raises hopes than makes you the prey.<br \/>\nLife is nothing but a cruel joke,<br \/>\nIt crashes around you, leaving you broke.<br \/>\nTo late to resist,<br \/>\nFor the warrior sealed it with a kiss.<br \/>\nThe other waits silent watching hidden behind his mask<br \/>\nIn the dark cover, he waits for the time of his task.<\/p>\n<p>This is wrong, I cannot do this<br \/>\nI am the one sentence to the abyss.<br \/>\nThe pack was sealed long ago,<br \/>\nSo you reap what you sow.<br \/>\nBlazing eyes of the warrior cares not of that<br \/>\nHe rises to the thought of combat.<br \/>\nHis eyes on only the gem he has discovered<br \/>\nDrawing in the spirit making him the lover<br \/>\nHe holds me in the heat of his embrace.<br \/>\nHis fire hot, my heart does race.<\/p>\n<p>He is watching the two of us,<br \/>\nIn the shadows of the cold recess.<br \/>\nNot a movement does he make<br \/>\nBut I know, for all I love, he takes.<br \/>\nAgain I see all but to late<br \/>\nCurse my eyes for opening the gate<br \/>\nNo I cannot do this!<br \/>\nI must resist.<br \/>\nI must go back to the lonely bliss,<br \/>\nBut how can I do this?<\/p>\n<p>Trembling knowing the time will be soon,<br \/>\nHe will come for one by the light of the moon.<br \/>\nReaching out to take a soul,<br \/>\nKnowing he is the one in control.<br \/>\nI touched the warm heart to let him know I truly care.<br \/>\nI didn\u2019t mean for him to see the love in me or my despair.<br \/>\nPlease don\u2019t let me hurt you, I love you too much for that<br \/>\nRun from me, hide from me, leave me where I am at.<br \/>\nLet the cold consume me and take what is due<br \/>\nPlease my love; don\u2019t let me do this to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time Draws Near By Domma Leigh 02\/03 The shadow that hangs over me, Is the fate I know is to be. 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