Princess In The Tower
Mary-Lynnette Carter
White knights scatter the horizon,
A pink glow along the borderline,
I reach out to touch,
I sigh and caress the air,
The blossom of light fades,
And with it all hope is gone,
This night I saw you above,
And now I fear you've gone,
My breathing is clouded,
There are not tears enough,
You are missing to me and lost,
Forever into eternity,
Scattered on the winds,
I see your face in the sky,
My heart is bleeding,
My hands are reaching,
My eyes are searching,
As I lay here, I can't cry,
Blonde hair haloes your face,
Like a prince you ride towards me,
Your eyes ever-changing,
Your smile everlasting,
My knight has returned,
A vague dream of the future,
Fogs up my memories,
A shroud I hide behind,
To disguise my true thoughts,
No one knows me,
Not one speaks of me as they used to,
I have changed with your simplest touch,
By your presence – a whole new person,
My heart aches,
My fists clench,
I'm praying to say your name again,
To utter the word we share,
Soulmates.
The wind dies,
The stars scatter,
Again I see you reflected above,
The sunset took you away,
But the night has brought you back,
The moon will wash your face away,
I hold onto this moment forever,
The sky is an ocean in which is a mirror,
A window open to where you are,
I miss you with every breath,
And here I am – chained,
I do not know where you are,
And I cannot dream of finding you,
I'm waiting for you here,
If you never return, I will still believe,
One day you'll be in my arms,
Bound to me in destiny,
Written in our history,
I'll see you some day,
And it'll all be okay,
For now I'll dream of you,
I'll sleep atop this hill,
Where I can be the closest to that face in the sky,
Reminding me of you,
Reminding me that I'll find you,
You'll come to me,
Nothing can stop us now,
My eyes are shutting,
My breathing slows,
I see the imprint of the stars in my mind,
They blink,
They twinkle,
They smile, they shine,
And I know you are out there somewhere,
I know you're waiting for me,
With every heartbeat I miss you,
With every second away from you, I break,
Far away in an unknown place,
Kept away from my searching eyes,
I miss you,
My knight has not returned,
His horse is not in the stable,
I am the princess in the tower,
Watching,
Waiting,
Crying,
Dying,
I look up at the sky and the stars are weeping,
Because you have not slain a dragon,
And you are not returning this night,
To be living in a fairytale world,
Where nothing but the sky is reality,
I'm lost to you tonight,
But someday you'll save me from myself,
Before I lose it completely,
Not being able to live without you here,
Someday, my knight, you'll return,
With the head of your prize in tow,
I'll come to you,
You'll hold me near,
Together at last.
I am the princess in the tower,
You are the knight belonging to the wind,
Only when we are together,
Will my heart be complete.
