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