"SERAPHINE"

I slammed my fists
Into the glass
A force of will
Sent the shards back
Shattered pieces
Of a weary soul
And the floor
Feels just as cold
The broken me
Just as true
Is there nothing
That I can do
This close 
To the edge
Lying on the nails
In my bed

I flung a stick
Into the stream
The ripples
Gave it back to me
As the crow
Made its call
I came to
Face my fall
The demons I see
Angels left me behind
Take me to that dream
I need to rest my eyes
A road at its end
I can't turn around
Here at this bend
Upon this sacred ground

I tossed the letters
Into the flames
And the fire
Spoke her name
Love in embers
Life to ash
Brand me complete
Free me alas
A breath of smoke
A frantic exhale
She never came home
I have bid her farewell
I'll kill what's left
If it saves you
If I can
Make it through

Oh sweet Seraphine
My treasured amor
I sang to death
When you shut the door
Beneath his hood
I saw his face
His hands thrust out
What skeletal embrace
Drag me down
To my fate
Your absence is my Hell
Now close the gates

I threw a match
To watch it burn
Clutched my heart
Prayer to lift the curse

Still I sing
My dear Seraphine.....