2. (and you rise)

I saw your fall from a cloudless sky

I saw your wings stripped from your back

I saw your return to innocence denied-

And I saw the thought of that offer defied

I wept to see your pain-crazed eyes

I wept to watch your blood course down

I wept to hear your curse name

And I wept to know you loved him the same

I ached to hold you and give you hope

I ached when you burned in his jealous fire

I ached to find out that you still dreamed of light

And I ached that his glow was the only thing bright

I watched as your pain made your beauty too great

I watched as his wanting eclipsed all his rage

I watched as the courting again had to start-

And I watched as, at last, you gave back your heart

~Karasu Tendo~