Waning

Like the waning of the moon The ethereal visage will vanish soon Given mere moments to reconcile To clear his name and make her smile For when he died the truth died too But from beneath the earth what could he do She had recoiled realizing he was a cheat What a web of lies wove he, what deceit He knew he didn’t have long To prove to her that he did no wrong He crept quietly and opened the door To find his beloved strewn upon the floor Given a strange feeling she lifted her head Only to see the face of a man she knew dead “Why have you come to haunt me?” said she “Leave me alone go away let me be.” “Liza listen what you know is not right Listen for a moment then I’ll be out of sight” After hearing his tale there grew a smile and in her eyes gleamed a spark His duty now fulfilled he then vanished into the dark