By: Nina Zendejas
The shimmering shards of crystalline
Staring,
in a trance
What
secrets do you hold dear, placid void?
Were
you always this content?
Proud
and bold you swing from chain
But
does it meet it's end?
A
thin, transparent flicker
Ah!
The stars, all a glimmer
In
it's burning, embers fire
Set
a blaze atop a crown of wax
Candles,
gleaming in the dark!
The
rusted wires, bronze and silver
Draw
attention as buds in winter
They
form the line
Painting
tapestries of time's ago
When
mystery reigned and music soared!
Ah,
dear chandelier, what of your muse?
Inanimate
though you are, you sing!
Sing
of sorrow, sing of joy
The
soul of music rests within your memory,
Of
a boy, wanting a kiss
A
peck, none the less
A
mother's revulsion and horror
At
such a prospect....
The
Angel of Music has soared with you!
Whilst
the Angel of Darkness, feigning disposition-
Crying
with you
The
diamond tears of hate, joy betrayal
ALl
which sparkle in the light
The
ray's of triumph
Pure
as gold
In
child-like delight
SPring
fourth through thy fountain of knowledge
Blessing
us with your presence
Of
passion
It
is a rapid disease
The
darkness succumbs all senses
And
the mind is at ease
Surely
now you may rest,
Gentle
spirit
Such
lucid patterns play upon your countenance
And,
now you sleep
For
you have brought the velvet thunder to a close
Smooth
as rain, firm as silk
Upon
that day of shattering doom
When
a man, dressed as night
Cut
thy wings
And
cast thee into Hell
Earth
is Hell, where people roam
Death,
has taken it's toll
ANd
he is gone
He
is no more
But,
his spirit will live on
In
these walls, beyond the stage
Within
thy glass of pearly sage
Only
you would know...
Times
of present, times of past
All
within your confinement
And,
lore!
What
more suprises will you have in store?
Shall
you fall as once before?
In
a dance with Lucifer upon a a dancing floor-
Of
jewels
Precious
gems, that of a voice
Which
make your heart a flutter
The
diamond drops play in the wind
Dark
stories of the north
And
deep into this cellar shall you live
Forevermore....
The
firearms
The
horrid screams
Lodged
within your sphere-like-
Deep...
Forever
within your soul, the shrine is weak
And
the future, more than bleak
Returning
once again
The
spirit, of an extraordinary being
To
haunt the catacombs which he dwells
In
a game of man or beast
You
know not the difference
Surely
he shall win the day?
With
his child bride, born of day
All,
is at bay....
The
shadows dim
And
all you see
Is
a room, with just you and me
And
I ponder upon such excellence
The
grand stature of your countenance
Ignite
your soul once again!
Great
chandelier, hold no mercy!
Sold
my soul, to the devil
The
first I set my eyes upon a christening maid...
Perhaps
she would have stayed,
Had
she not reveled in the horror, that is my face...
The
music flows
Steady,
as a stream
As
I awaken from this dream
Of
story and mirth
Of
Angel of Devil
When
shall I have my wings?!
As
you, oh mocking fellow
Curse
me with my memories
And
bless me with your touch
Of
immortal warmth
Tell
me now, my friend
How
do you live, in all your splendor?
It
surely must be grand
All
the love, of every gender
Gazing
upon your silken brass
Of
marble and foe
THe
world is at your feet
Great
chandelier
It
doats on you!
Lead
not your life in spite-
But,
bask in all all your glamour-
In
the limelight!
Kiss
the stars
It
is your tomb
So
say's, the patrons at the Opera....
And
through each gentle, fossil slit
A
creation is re-born
In
an illuminensence, that take's spectacle form
Each
crystal empire stone,
In
outlandish display
Eloquently
resounding,
Do
not delay-
Great
chandelier!
Hold
your head up high
FOr,
the time grow's nigh
whenst
my life shall meet it's end...
A
maddening pain, within my soul
And
soon my heart will take its toll-
When
I can bear no more.
Dear
chandelier, my confidence
My
reason to live on-
For
you show, that no matter what-
The
show, must go on ...