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Darkness all around me,
More then I have seen;
Fear has come completely;
What can it all mean?

Bodies in my vision,
Suffering so great;
String of fate unwoven,
Am I far too late?

Death is now my keeper,
Fear my only friend;
Spirits my dementors,
Have I reached my end?

In the dark no light peers,
Hurt is all I've known;
I have been so selfish;
Now my fate is sown.

As my heart grows weaker
And vision darker still;
I can see the power
Of Death's unholy kill.

As I cry for mercy,
Begging for my life,
Death has come to ask me
Why I want such strife.

I tell him of my wishes
And my childish dreams;
I tell him life cannot be
As evil as it seems.

Contemplation sets him
Apart from all the rest;
As I wait for answer
In his unearthly nest.

'None can know the answer,'
He can finally say,
'For all of their desire,
Death they cannot sway.'

I shiver and I whimper,
I do not want to die;
He smiled for my comfort,
I guess it's time for 'bye.'

At once a warmth spreads over,
It's not such a bad thing;
I feel myself grow lighter;
I feel like I could sing.

I've stopped being so scared now,
I know it is my time;
I see my joyful brotherin;
We're free of all the brime.

I know my heartbeat's gone now;
I've left my earthly shell;
The freedom to explore all
Is now so easily held.

There is no one true purpose,
No one fate for our lives;
It's all a game of Chess,
With Black over the Whites.

End