A fading hope Like wasted dreams Spiraling down... Molting feathers... Leaving scars...

Venomous fangs Pierce the flesh Injecting the poison Seeping inside... Trembling flesh...

I watch you With eyes that see deeper Deeper than what mere light shows I want to tell you so much But the words linger

Cold and dreary Pain held inside One match of hope Brightens the room In the corner of my eyes

Within the abyss I see your façade My heart twisted Frigid soul Turns to stone

From the depths of my soul I am not freed Stab my heart twice Til I bleed Nothing but numbness

In the time you’ve come to know The toll of time Ticks at the bell And reveals itself to you From the pain of darkness

Shackled Mortal Fondle your feeble mind That is a stigma Imprinted on your flesh Weakened your soul

Rip away the veils Casting shadows that dwell Deep inside your soul Send an angel to serenade And seduce me to slumber

In many tales it came cloaked and shrouded in black Awaiting the moment With no haste To take thy soul back

Black river I cross, Salt trails across the grave. Piercing my deepest wounds. Serpents temptation guiding me, Black sharp talons engrave my birt…

Driven pain A heart that beats quickened in it’s pace Falling... Holding on

Here she’s sitting All alone On the cold bench In the evening breeze Her black chipped fingers