There was something there once
So very long ago
But now the voice only weeps
A testament of woe
There was something there once
A shimmering of light
Occurring only once or twice
On every darkened night
There was something there once
But it burned itself away
Plunging into shadows
Until there was no day
So hear my little story
Read the words I write
Plunging into shadows
Into the dark of night
So nothing written by nobody
That's what they'll call my tale
They'll see it as just another book that never was for sale