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Götterdämmerung Part 1

Author's suggestion - goes best with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKA4b5SFq4 as you read. Don't forget to continue to "Götterdämmerung Part 2" He sees her in his thoughts his dreams Haunting long after he wakes, writes reams Yes, she's always there, so fair carrying on his hopes, despairs Together they were glorious, a match Apart he creeps, just newly hatch't A match made of steel and fire and forged Now he stares at fate, a long-drop gorge They clashed and sparked and were hell bent They were but life, rage, magnificent They roared and screamed as they strove and loved His confused anger, her cold sweet dove We gloried in their fury, tempest We knew it would come, only held our breath They heard it not, only held cool hands As they carved a world in their quicksand It took a year to build it, a bulwark An empty beach where two gamboled, a lark There they resided, two titans beached And there they loved, far from others' reach One more year they stayed, unmoved, unmoving They lambasted and fought, strange portrait of loving Laughing, crying, helpless, sobbing They clung to love, while hearts beat, throbbing Sniping, diving, swooping, reaching Embracing, soaring, cringing, seeking Dragging, pulling, swelling, creeping Surging, pushing, shrinking, leaping They set about them the limits, the bounds In arrogant splendor, claimed all around In their kingdom they ruled, dictated Two Sullas Proscripting, in love with their hatred They raised their hands and shouted their joy To thrust all away, to embrace dark cloy Their eyes flashed as one, they clasped in glee Their lives were perfect, thence did light flee ....Continued in "Götterdämmerung Part 2"

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