Gertrude's Lament

From Helia Rising

As the day breaks to greet a dark sky
And a restless sea,
I can feel you beside me in sleep
In a place so still.

As the cold light of dawn's eye draws near
From a nervous night,
I can hear your heart's vigilant cry
Of a closing storm.

Dream of our freedom
and fear not the darkness,
for the truth of our fate
lies within our past.

As the anxious clouds cover the sun
And the tranquil stars,
I can see your eyes search for escape
From a day in time.

As the screaming rain buries the earth
in a flood of tears,
I can sense your warmth bleeding away
as the evil grows.

Dream, dream of a dawning day.
Dream, dream! Do not lose your way.

The burden of our words
is the wisdom of virtue,
for the good of our deeds
shall be memory's gift.

Dream of our freedom
and fear not the darkness,
for the truth of our fate
lies within our past.