Four Thousand Years
By Joanna Goff
I have lived far longer than a normal person
I have seen a war come and go
I have seen a lover's woe
I have loved and I have lost
Anna was crucified on Cruxis's cross
Ours was a tale of love and loss
We had a son named Lloyd and I did cry
I lost hope in all things when I thought they had both died
Four thousand years have I lived?
Forty centuries is far too long to carry guilt
I have seen a boy succumb to madness
And be swallowed up by his own cowardice
And the weakness of his own heart
In the creation of Cruxis, I did play a part
My son Lloyd I found to still be alive
He is my hope now, my salvation
I can redeem my dark past in the purity and light of his brown eyes
That remind me so much of her
He saved the world and me
Now I must step aside
And allow him to be the guide
I leave this world with only one regret
I was unable to be by his side
To be there for the future he will have with Colette