I was the elf

I was the elf.
I was the light.
I was the reprieve
In the night.

I was the graceful
I was unbroken
I was the brightness
Of evil awoken

I was the firstborn
I was rejoiced
I was the one who wove
Magic with voice

Now I am the hidden
And I am the caged
Trapped, enclosed
Behind a monsters rage.

And I am the bloodlust
I am the fever
I am the watcher
Of my own evil

I am the nightmare
I am the foul
I am the one who kills
With the Warg's howl.

I was the elf.
I was the light.
I was the reprieve
In the night.

-eruve tinwen