Unremitting Serenade (Part Six)

To this it was my turn to answer With a slow shake of my head I answered the Angel With a quiet calm of serenity I grinned “How can I surrender to my pain When there are ones such as she Who ache Who cry out and go unanswered and ever unheeded Tell me why I should put myself before such a one as she How can I give in when to do so would break my heart Thus for all the others who grieve And see what I see So I will go on Forever on Though it takes my life From now till then If I could and replace it too I would take the torment from one other” And as I said this the Angel sat up to frown But before she spoke to me a long moment passed This time she asked a question With an answer too And so I would say no more No more “Have you realised at long last That no longer can you continue to run You can run no more” So she spoke With whispers And behind me rose an infinite stair descending Above me deep in the sky rose a soft yellow sunlight A bright star illuminating the heavens Within it I watched the Seraph Fly and so she soared And from the edge of the world I slowly turned To step down with the song in my ears The unremitting serenade I awoke