The Twilight Of Paradise

Looking pass that which was once felt 

I can see the stars for what they really are 

And for what they were really meant to be

Yet I am still left scorn by the holy fire 

That I so naively tried to hold 

But this pain is one of joy 

For it allows them to remain as a guiding light to a macrocosmic heaven 

And with this fortunate twist of fate

I walk blindly bound to these celestial entities 

Because therein is where my heart will always lie

Call it the work of God 

Or the misguided footsteps of a fool 

Either way I lack nothing less than the weight

Of my own unknown destiny 

For weary and lo is this 

Stead fast peerless stargaze

That is an everlasting universal wonder 

Thus without dismay 

Has it developed into something that I can cherish  

And something I can strive to ensue

For if no one else shines,

And the world is covered in darkness 

The light that I adore will echo within

While becoming exposed to the vivified vale that we stand upon

Whispering these words 

You will be a beacon of immortality 

In the minds of all those searching for the twilight of paradise 

And although I do not seek this so-called immortality I do, 

However wish for this dawn to emanate itself in the souls of all man

~ Tony Paradise's Poet ~