Scharlach Ang'chen

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In a place of sand and stone

Where the Monks roam

In stitches I lay

Appearing like a shark's tooth comb

My back is broken, they say

My previous life taken away

By the corrupted Baron

And left in the old bay

My monotonous existence is all but serene

As exciting as a place you pour refuse on

But it is always calm

As the days long gone

A quiet girl is my balm

That which relieves my qualm

With just a passing glance

Or the brush of a palm

She makes my heart prance

Caught in an endless dance

With my inner Devil

In an ever-changing stance

The Monks say I'm evil

But how? When they can't see it all

How can they judge me

If they cannot understand the primeval

But she can see

The true me

The man hidden in the monster

Yearning to be free

This isolation is like an irritating burr

For getting too close to her

Could cost my life

That I am sure

My soul is rife

With this Dark strife

I cannot control this Devil within

As it cuts me like a knife

So I hide in sin

Or around a bend

To admire

My new little friend

Her hair is like the fire

Upon a pyre

In the dark of Winter's night

Or like the strings of mother's lyre

She has put up a fierce fight

But her vivid eyes show fright

I wish I could banish

In her sleepless night

My mentor causes her nightmares to vanish

Never to punish

I wish I could take his place by her side

But that could become brackish

In her sleep she cried

By her side Shadow lied

Hoping to ease her suffering

Even if it left things unsatisfied

I spent these nights sighing

My mind flying

Trying to remain calm for her

Even if to me it was like dying

This waiting was a curse

That I could not reverse

To save this girl

Before things get worse

My world begins to whirl

When I see this delicate pearl

In the hall

She brightens up the world

Then, while sitting against an old wall

In an unused hall

I heard she would soon be free

And this made my heart fall

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Out by the sea

By the old tree

I found a conch shell

For someone gentle and carefree

And with the shell

By the old well

I found a ruby colored ribbon

But who could really tell?

I found a snail shell under some linen

A long passed butterfly that glistens

And a dusty old jar

That I will keep hidden

I also found a little iron bar

But it doesn't fit so far

So it goes back into the band

Under the armoire

I found a bit of sand

Dug from under the land

With a swirly blue stone

That fits in the palm of my hand

I love how its light shone

Against the sandy roan

And the jar's new metallic crest

Even if it is a bit windblown

And from an old chest

I tried my best

To craft her an artful statue

To let my admiration be confessed

With these gifts given

I became her Gift Giver

My kindness was known

Even if I am unknown

I bid thee adieu

From the Gift Giver

To the Scharlach Ang'chen

My Scarlet Little Angel

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