I Sleep With The Emperor

I shivered
in the warmth of their god
Yet this mansion
is haunted by romance
His servants heal my scars
Anointing me with oil

I am naked and silk on this eve
His body will cradle his brides'
in frailty as I await his kiss
mortality ebbs from me

The pendulum swings
Twelve times it rings
On this night
I sleep with the emperor