10-30-04 Life My Magic.
Note: This was origionally a one-piece poem about Raistlin's life and his magic, but it came out better when I separated it into two poems: 'Life' and ' My Magic'. Read the books for more. The poems, surprise surprise describe the evil archmage Raistlin Majere.
Life
The constant burning of my ambitions
The present emptiness in my soul
The pain within my body
The weakness that seeks no lull.
The present my past,
Seen as dead through my eyes
Unseen beauty reflected in the hourglass
Bitterness comes as no surprise.
The fear that I cannot draw a breath
The fear that the ashes will overcome
All that will has drawn from death
Now my soul is coldly numb.
The jealousy, the enmity devoid of blithe
The bitter taste of copper on my lips
The caustic mockery of shattered life
That I am forced to live.