No Longer Man, but Monster

Greet them at the door,

Smile-- do not look in their eyes.

There was no light in the core

Hidden by a pained grey guise.

For once there was a time--

Before the war and crime--

When there was a brilliant shine

Saying everything was fine.

Time changed and morphed him;

Lack of love was deadly

And all too grim.

We were once so close,

Now he lies awake an empty shell

Reenacting his deadly throes.

My heart may swell

And I may cry in silence;

Though without balance

What will we become?

His new darkness frightens me

To believe he was never who I thought--

I have heard Achlys cry

And am afraid to be caught

Alone in the dark with my former love.