Echoes

Memories fade as days shorten into darkness,
Words once powerfully influential now empty echoes,
Illusions of charisma are now faded and charmless.

When costume gems lose their cheap brightness,
Value lessens with time. Once worth it, now foreclose,
Memories fade as days shorten into darkness,

The truth does not lie even when it is ruthless,
The strength of vital emotions glows,
Illusions of charisma are now faded and charmless.

What if flying through the air amiss,
Blinding light shines out, then dies down low,
Memories fade as days shorten into darkness,

Cracking ice cuts across frozen lakes recklessly,
Slowly, the frozen earth melts away the snow,
Illusions of charisma are now faded and charmless.

Sunlight slowly burns through icy firmness,
Soft shoots of green grass slowly grow,
Memories fade as days shorten into darkness,
Illusions of charisma are now faded and charmless.