Spell of the Forgotten Voice
Oh Eurydice, darling— I hope you’re up there, Waiting for me where we last said goodbye. And I descended these stairs. The basement rings quiet With what once used to be. Lights flicker, then fall as my search grows dire. Oh Eurydice, darling— I won’t stop searching Til I see you again. I scour these letters we once exchanged and the gifts we shared— But strewn bare through the basement, no clue remains. The love we held withered as I wailed Oh darling may this not be the end. Tears form— something sharp steals my voice Is it hope in vain that I am here today? Eurydice who held up the sun— May I see you again. This place is dark thick with memory I cant find my way free. Your voice, runs circles through my head. I turn to see— But only empty dark greets me. The light in your letters has begun to fade Love’s vision once held in verse, in form fell to ash in my hands. Eurydice darling— the song’s spell we sang that brought us here has fallen from my ear. If you he...