As I Die...

As I hold my breath

With my hand on my heart

I face the wind

Carrying your scent, tearing me apart

I gaze at the landscape

For a sign of life

I close my eyes

As I reach for my knife

Come my friend, fight no more

Free yourself from this tortured life

My blade, shimmering in the sun

Bringer of light

Sits poised in my hand

Feeling my might

As it turns, gleaming, flashing

I look to the sky

Freedom awaits me

So I must die

Come my friend, give up now

Free yourself from this tortured life

Falling, spiralling down

Descending into madness

Deciding my own fate

Leaving this world of hate behind

Far away, I hear an echo

An angels voice is calling me

Carried on the whispering winds

It reaches me before my blade

A song flies through the valley

In my mind I recognize

A familiar chant, so close to me

I cannot fathom this impossibility

Is this real

Or is it a dream

I hear my beloved call

Shall I yet be redeemed?

Hope on the horizon

As I hold my breath

Though I can’t see my love

I no longer choose death

The fool! He fails to see

My gift of immortality

I shall make him understand

Or I shall burn his fatherland

Freedom!

I will not die!

You will now die!