"A Dying Robot's Last Dance" by City of the Asleep
ease into the fade
that a whisper generates
a painful tide has resurrected
connotative frames
seen through scarlet gauze
as memories decay
a wound that time might have mended
had i not looked away
search the sky one last time
before the flames consume your eyes
silence speaks through a lipless mouth
of reminiscent grace
the wisdom realized in the moment
sepia turns to grey
it cannot die if you refuse to morn it
it can't be born if you deny its message
nothing stops the will that time ignores
what can't release can never be forgiven
what cannot change is doomed to be forsaken
the one belief that cannot be mistaken
is this
the words you whisper as the shadows grew
the waves of light recede from burning shores
echo back to everyone you've been
reminding them of what you've come to be
search the sky one last time
before the flames consume your eyes
deny regret, embrace defeat
and so consumed, become complete