A Stranger Dismayed

In the distance A stranger sees the smoke. His attention is heavily veiled overburdened under an obsessive cloak. a shrug to forget Unable to shed his curiosity his focus exiled within this animosity A few goodbyes departing his tent now with only a tiring pace his lust for truth made avow Forever he runs until the sun begins to set it's too late to falter still closer he gets The sky a distant gray tempted by the aftermath the remnant of a blaze suffering twisted wrath His breathe seized arms begin to shake about to lose himself in more than he can take Amongst the burnt logs The ashes dispersed a simple gesture a sight most perverse Sorrow overtaken perplexed to the edge a whimper away from transcending the ledge Covered in ash scarred beyond recognition someones everything someones simple proposition This innocent bystander Overcome by defeat driven to madness As he hears its last beat There, burned at the stake A tragedy galore His trust, his love His very core This man witnessing the demise of my black art the source of curiosity abroad My charred, fractured heart.