infinite embrace

secure within these final heights
know not where or how to fly.
just to fall from faking lights
down into the loving sky.

standing very still, unmovable
timed to the perennial earth.
once creatures of legend, fable
guarded treasure of such worth.

may the wind carry their harmony,
resounding within open ears.
waiting patiently somewhere sunny,
with a melody played in years.

beyond the scope of youthful vigor
lies a song of haunting sorrow.
filled with both wrath and rigor,
that only bloodied hands may borrow.

it is an ancient lullaby and dream
whispered under the oldest wings.
angels and gods no longer intervene,
in mortals grasping for what they sing.

what does it mean to pursue perfection
to covet only what cannot be?
standing alone i pray for affection,
leaving the ledge, life, peacefully.