An exhale leaves her charred lips As he kisses her one last time No romance passes between them They both know this is a goodbye She raises her hands, Stopping short halfway to his hair And snaps her fingers Just as quickly as he'd kissed her He pulls back There is no fear in his gaze When the sky starts raining black "Ashes, ashes, we all fall down" The children's chant fills the air And she laughs A crazed bitter sound Around them the wilderness burns Lighting up the midnight sky They lock eyes "I'm sorry it had to come to this," She means it. "You can't outrun death. You can't outrun me" The flames are growing nearer "I don't need to, you cannot take me if I take myself" Then she screams And she burns He watches as flames overtake her Even as they leave no trace on him And he understands She cannot lay waste to Death Or stop his bitter games But, he cannot take her soul If she takes it herself