Somewhere within a troubled mind
Long eaten by the winds of time.
Shards of the man that once he was,
Regretted road sides stained with blood.
"
Lost behind his hidden thoughts,
Filled with pain's forget-me-nots.
With thunder rum and lightning wine
He seeks escape in vain and blind.
"
Storms blow the tattered, withered, sails.
Black as sin, the dark soul's tales.
Undead horrors haunt his sleep,
Phantoms of what used to be.
"
Sand falls through the hourglass,
His eyes search deep beyond the past.
Dark brandy brewed in false delight,
Naught could end his restless nights.
"
The tempest in him rages on
Though covered by a wistful song.
He knows of what all others hear,
His madness his consuming fear.
A/N: The "'s separate the stanzas. Oh, and I'll give you a virtual Sparky Cola if you can guess what inspired the "lightning wine" phrase. And if you don't know what a Sparky is...then you can have a cookie...eat the cookie! Hmm, sorry, got a little carried away.