Like buried remains
Of loved ones lost
The fire burns deep inside you
Pleading for your remorse
Waiting to be set free

Lost inside an empty promise
You have made your own hell
Depleting that which burns inside you
Taunting your very being
Being all you'll never be

Exposed to pain and nothing more
Collapsing from lack of strength
Nothing lights the path for you
Smoldering what you were
Replacing what you used to be

A wave of feeling overwhelming
Breaking who we are in two
Almost done with ending my life
Now it sets it's sights on you

Soon
You will see
This world will swallow you whole
You'll fail to thrive
And strive to survive
But all to no avail

Power stronger than you are
Blinding so you cannot see
Destroying all the want inside you
Desecrating what you crave to be

As the knife twists deep inside me
Seeing things that are unseen
You must continue with your journey
Do not waste your time with me

Refuse to allow
Sumission is defeat
Remain staunch
In cause and mission
With death entreating
All to retreat


2002 Aaron Jasper