Treeline approaches, into their embrace I'm drawn
The branches wave and sing to me
Endless rivers and mountains to cross
Death becomes a reality
Entering the woods now, I'm an intruder
Hesitation weighs my every step
To turn around now is to see only darkness
To turn around now is to see only death
Daylight turns into firelight
The flame flickers a slow and sensual dance
A welcoming glow, casting light upon the trees
Embers rise and fall, I must banish the memories
The snap of a twig, an end to the calm
Opposite the fire I stare, something looms
A shadow? A spectre? My mind?
Do I run or do I accept my fate?
The fire, my protector, draws down
Some evil wind has extinguished it
Closer it comes, I'm thrown to my back
It weighs my chest, breathing joins my struggles
I lie in petrification, unable to escape
I must find inner strength, I must fight
Swing a crooked bough across its form
My menace disappears into the shadow