Our Empire

Our empire fades into obscurity
And all we were known for
Vanishes away

Where our vigour was given away
And our greatest achievements
Turn to ash

What made us, us
Fades into the void

And all we fought for

Is gone with the wind

And now is my turn

What is there left to fight for

Ten Thousand Ways

Ten thousand ways
To say one thing
Yet none do justice
To what I feel

Friendships

Friendships,
Where lifetimes drift by
Like seconds on a timepiece,
And once made promises
Fade into obscurity.
That is the reality
Of so many things,
Where the ones we love
Fade into obscurity,
And we lose ourselves.

And though life moves on
And new faces appear
Those pieces we lost
Shall never return;
Fade into obscurity.

Memento Mori

Death comes for us all,

I face this reality.

In time, I too, shall perish.

From dust to dust;

I return to the earth.

Memento mori,

Remember death,

Your own mortality,

That inevitable march,

On this road we all take.

And I appreciate

The time I yet have

Here six feet above

Of those who have none.

I seek wisdom, on this path

That dwindles to an end.

Though I find woe

In dreams,

That'd take two lifetimes

Just to grasp.

Yet I find serenity

In these words

That in countless forms

Have been told before.

And I shall not waver;

In this ancient wisdom

A truth is told.

Memento mori,

Remember death,

Your own mortality,

That inevitable march,

It comes for us all.

This World of Ours

This world of ours,

It is insane,

This world of ours,

It is sad,

This world of ours,

It is flawed,

This world of ours,

It cannot last,

Not like this.