In the depths of silence, a strange light glows,
Drifting like embers in the frozen air.
A nameless voice hums through the hollow night,
Calling me closer, though no one is there.
I walk through streets that shift and bend,
Bridges arch where rivers should flow.
Footsteps echo, yet I am alone-
Or is there a shadow that follows below?
I reach for the light, but it flickers away,
Dissolving like mist in the palm of my hand.
I call to the voice that lingers behind,
But only the silence dares to respond.
A silver clock ticks in reverse.
A door appears where none were before.
A child's laughter-no, it's my own,
Fading between the waves of time.
A melody played on an untuned string,
Echoing back in a language unknown.
I reach for the light, but it flickers away,
Dissolving like mist in the palm of my hand.
I call to the voice that lingers behind,
But only the silence dares to respond.