Broken Seals
For fifty years I lay
upon that tree
as good as dead
sealed in body, heart and mind;
I couldn't move an inch,
think a thought,
or feel even hope
Then you came
When the darkness seemed so complete,
I heard your call.
First you broke the seal upon my mind;
I knew who I was once again;
I could think, ponder, puzzle, and reason
before I even saw your face
Then, scared and confused,
desperate to be saved;
to be protected;
you broke the seal upon my body.
My mobility and strength had returned
and with my mind to control my actions,
I thought myself freed
I thought all the seals broken at last
But I was wrong
Understand, I beg you
there still is another
the strongest of the three.
It is made of ice and prejudice,
arrogance and thorns,
ignorance and a life of loneliness;
but most of all, it is a product
of betrayal of the worst possible kind
:one of love
Such bonds should have been invincible,
permanent,
to last through the ages without a scratch.
But somehow,
slowly,
you have been able to undo these knots,
melt the ice,
tame the thorns
You managed to do the impossible,
just by weakening the curse binding me at all;
and now that you are almost done,
you will leave me?
Don't you dare give up so quick,
not when you're so damn close already!
I can't take another fifty years with this spell renewed;
I need you
There's still one last seal to be broken,
one whose bonds have worn away to the last strands,
one that only you are capable of breaking.
Please
I beg of you:
Break this final seal
upon my heart
A/N: As I mentioned in the summary, this was inspired by a poem by BatmanSwiss from her series Poetry from the Warring States Era (I'm sorry, I've looked through them all again and again but I can't remember which one specifically). I hope it can compare to it's inspiration. And I also apologize for the lack of spacing: blame my computer which has decided to hate me recently. Please review?