A blank expanse stretched seemingly on
Not a dent nor a curve in sight
With every step I land here again
An endless plane shroud in white

Around me echoes a subtle hum
A sordid tone, a promise to crest
But with every step it labours on
Undying yet forever at rest

A sly scent comes wafting by
Yearning to shine on times past
At the cusp of memories fond and dear
Yet the joys of yest never come to pass

In a sudden flash that broke the white
Colors, melodies, aromas a plenty
Threatened to overwhelm, so I blink
And back I was in my world, empty.

With a heavy sigh, he lay on down
As his being became his sin
He shut his eyes, lest the horrors about
Blaze anywhere but within

And then he ran, in pitiful stride
As his time looked on in disgrace
To the land, fire and torment abound
For his anguish may yet save face

And he so he stood, broken, perplexed
Beyond him rose a crooked gate
"Let me in" was all he could muster
Yearning to accept his turn of fate

The path lay open with a gentle wail
Faced as he was with his dawn
He knew not how to move beyond
He knew not where his purpose had gone

And so rose the anguish within
His trance held by the gate about
Above, a light danced in the echo
Awaiting a union, lost in doubt