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