i am ageless

     i am immortal

         i am impenetrable

            i am divine.

you can't kill me

           no sword breaks my shield

           no spear chinks my armour

           no arrow pierces my heel

           no dagger strikes my heart.

strip me of my power

chop me into a thousand pieces

and in the whispery shadows of the night

you'll feel my presence.

in the corners you turn around

in the armchair of your room

in the monster under your bed

in the curtains on your window.

rob me of my love

but my heart is made of stone

eternal life seems like a punishment

alone, i live, alone, i love.

rob me of my senses

pluck out my eyes

scratch out my ears

render me blind and deaf

but no, it is not death.

but bring another god

a life for a life

an era for an era

a god for a god.

and i am dead.

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