18 November 2012

He'd heard of such a place

His journey had been long

Effort etched upon his face

He'd grown sick within himself

And too accustomed to the pain

The race from which he came

Truly deserved the lightning's rain

He'd packed the smallest bag

Filled with everything he'd need

A bottle filled with water

And some bread on which to feed

The journey to the lightning

Was even harder than he thought

His bag was soon diminished

But survival he'd been taught

His destination's path

Lay upon a crystal stream

And there each night he'd lay

To replenish and to dream

Of a world he once remembered

A world of kind and light

Beautiful and tender

'Til its leaders began to fight

As the blue and white and green

Quickly turned to black and grey

There was no use in hoping

It was futile to pray

His body bruised and broken

He reached the mountain top

Where the lighting was made

And he began to sag and drop

Gentle voices on the wind

Softly said what he must do

Become one with the lightning

For we know your aim is true

His strength returned to him

And with his spirit surging back

He peered over the precipice

Unto the world, so black

He raised his strong arms skywards

And it touched his fingertips

It took his entire body

His last word escaped his lips

This superhuman task

Predetermined since his birth

He simply took his aim

And descended to the Earth

And now his final word

Seems to echo from above

As the Earth was charged

His simple word was 'love...'

leelee101Where The Lightning's Made • Opuss № I