At first light Flesh was glass Porcelain hands drew Wide open seas of dew Torrents ran free Around cherry-blossom trees But ever after is A promised land in dust A split-second gift This eden that banned us Oh, springs lost Immured blaze, grace injured Hazed empyrean, blurred Time is slumber Cradling ordeal We were sparks and embers The incendiary dreams And we're nothing but matter Gravity and fear Flesh - shattered Seas - anchored Floods - are wells Trees - in jail