by Nick Gisburne
The Keeper of the Light arrives too late,
His prophecy already burned to ash.
He begs them, “Tell me why you never wait,
Embracing each inevitable crash.”
“We do not seek your bittersweet concern.
When finding us fulfilled, you interfere,
Yet in our greatest need you let us burn.
Our dreams are deeper when you disappear.”
He listens to their brutal words and weeps,
But understands the sense of what they say.
“The boldest man among you, when he leaps,
Will always risk tomorrow for today.”
Rejected by the world he sought to save,
The Keeper shines his brightness on the brave.
