Life's Dance, Death's Masque

For me there is no light
Angels have taken flight
Leaving me in their fright
To face Death in the night
Will I still masquerade
In this shameless parade?
Let their masks slowly fade
And let new ones be made
Into a dark hole I fall
Ensconced in Death’s faithless thrall
Trapped in her black ball
Singing--hear her call!
Sleep! life is but a dream
Wake! death’s snipping the seam
Fade! life is so untouchable
Wither… I am unlovable