The 12 Elders

Twelve shadows sit where the torches fade

Robes of dusk and their secrets laid

Each holds a whisper of the old world's trade

Time bends here but they remain unafraid

The twelve elders watch

They never sleep

Guardians of truths buried deep

Their voices hum

Their silence weeps

Oh twelve elders

What secrets you keep

Stars above and the ground below

They saw the first flame

They felt it glow

Through battles

Storms

And endless snow

They watched the ages come and go

Do they judge or do they dream

Their eyes like rivers

Their gaze a stream

The twelve elders watch

They never sleep

Guardians of truths buried deep

Their voices hum

Their silence weeps

Oh twelve elders

What secrets you keep

If I could ask

Would they reply

Or would their answers fracture the sky

Do they hold the end

Do they hold the start

Are they the keepers of the world's heart