Ballad of Dreams: One: Beneath the Realm Part One

Beneath the realm of Reality Lies a secret- a world of fantasy Feasting my eyes upon the faded stone Delving into a vast world of the unknown Whispers dance in the curling fog dancing amongst the dead trees Murmurs of those who have long passed, float against the breeze Passing the large tree, the gate surrounding the stoned castle A slender inhabitant, dazzles my mind, his speech facile Shall I trust this unknown creature, from this the unknown world His arms, his...tendrils, curl...and around me swirled My thoughts-he knows them-for he and I are entwined Further into the dead woods I wonder, a sense of fear encompassing my mind A bubbling stream I faintly hear, as further I go into the forest The watery grave seeming to get closer, it's symphony-a chorus Entranced I follow this fellow into the unknown Closer and close to the stream i go, further away from the grey stone Above the lines of fantasy This, has become my reality Dreaming-this land I return, once was I lost But now here I am at home, everything quiet and soft I search for you amongst the dead And there, standing behind those gates is cloaked figure-hood on head I wonder who this master of mystery is, but he soon disappears A blink of my eye he is gone, and I have not seen him again in years I search once more for you, my fiendish friend, But soon I fear you have left me here-to come to my own end I do not wish to wake, I do not wish to leave this place Soon I come to spot your featureless face The King of fright, so tender towards me Showing me, when I lost my way so long ago, out misty dead trees But I could not stay away, I wanted to see him again And thus he promised to return to me again That forest land I wish to see once more But I have lost my way, trapped in a darkness forevermore Kept away from what I so desperately yearn for To return to that mysterious home I adore