by Mark A. Alvarez II
There’s something I must come to terms with,A grisly fate I can’t escape.It’s hard accepting feelings I can’t quell.These works of a dangerous spell. There isn’t much I can deny.I know exactly where my heart does lie.But coming to terms with this dark truth;Is this something I should do?Because when I look into your eyes, … Continue reading Consequences of Love
"The light has granted me a calling for which I must extend my gratitude; for fate has brought me here today, as your high maiden, to right the wrongs of this history of war and offer you a new right and claim to the light." - Dutybound, pg. 43 The beautiful, golden rose of Moz, … Continue reading Character Profile: Lucia Sanoon, High Maiden of Moz
There was once a time where I felt free;When I was climbing towards this awesome peak.The world was bright as I moved closer, towards this light.My future had never seemed so right. But then something changed;And I felt this sting of something strange,Of something I could not take, the pain of my own heartbreak. Take … Continue reading Take Me Back
I lost a piece of myself,Searching for something nearby.I lost a part of who I was,Looking for something by my side. I wallowed in the Darkness,Along an obscured path.Malign from the blindside,I denied the comfort of the Light. I let the Darkness invade my mind.And now, the Light has left me;I’m lost in a space … Continue reading A Loss of Self
Lucia looked beyond the altar and into the stained glass behind it. She blinked as the light seeped through and hit the pendant at the base of her neck causing it to shine. The colors were spiraling as usual, mixing into the sunlight. She felt the warmth, accepting the triumphant beauty that absorbed into her … Continue reading A Stretch of Faith: an excerpt from Dutybound
I travel far and alone, seeking peace and simple bliss. But, I have found myself in the darkest space.Still, I long to feel it;The essence of home, a place to call my refuge.Yet still, I must accomplish an unknown task.Will I find it here or is it there?I do not know. So why must I … Continue reading Conviction
There is a tower outside my window,Standing still, shiny, and blue.This tower incomplete and entirely made of glass;It rises beyond my range of sight, ever changing,Climbing higher and higher with the passage of time. As I sleep, I hope that I may someday dream,Only to wake and see this tower rising before me."Find your way; … Continue reading The Tower
It is hard to find the words;It is hard to say the words I think of.To describe the way I feel is beyond the scope of all I've hoped for.No one knows of all I've seen, nor do they know me at my core.Sometimes it's as if I don't know myself.I don't know how I … Continue reading Among the Stars
Lost in thought, I foresee past the trees;Into times, that could not be.These dreams, dreams within me, could they be something?Could they possibly be the reality in which I seek? In the distance, I see you;A distant dream.A reality for you; a reality for me.A promise to keep.A light lost with time,Echoes; echoes through the night.Through this hole you left; left behind.Can you hear it now?Moving through … Continue reading Echoes of a Dream
Truth and honesty; the virtue of these very words,Is this what the heart believes, or does my heart deceive me?To believe these words, those in which such virtue does exist,One must see past the lines of trust and fault;Between the lies one comes across. I must admit, my heart was at one point blind.Behind the … Continue reading Between the Lies