Lamentation
Or, Saavedro's Song
A sound of silent suffering
Rings faintly in my ears –
The sound of painful memories
And all my darkest fears.
A bitter song, so dark and strong,
Of all the times I've bled,
Of shattered hopes, of desperate dreams;
Of tears that I have shed.
--
A sound like distant drumming
So clearly fills my head –
A broken, maddening rhythm
That fills my soul with dread.
Dark voices mix with terror as
I've never felt before;
The feverish rhythm takes me,
And I feel nothing more.
