If I close my eyes

by Markante Korenwolf

Short poem about the Battle of the Five Armies. If you haven't read the book yet then this contains a spoiler. (written 19/01/'14)

if I close my eyes and pretend
the battle sounds like breathing
maybe the gods will relent

but I know every second spend
believing the sound is a heartbeat
is a second further from the present

but maybe if I care enough in the end
there will be no distance between us
and I will hear sounds I did not invent