Vengeance Reckoning

On its eldritch course lumbers the night A shroud of silence its disease Glowing ashes scatter overland The embers of deep pain and burning misery

Hearts are blackened by the sorrow of tomorrows nevermore Phoenix talons clutching hope’s remains Forth from the ash of the killing floor

Giving up, giving over control The colors of the world have changed Brackish hues of remorse and madness Breathe deep the lies in this pool of shame

Find your voice Rip it out Write it down Burn it up Shout it away and hold on Cut through the hooks of despair Raise your head, split the night and face the cold dawn

Bleeding out on the barbs of vengeance Taste the poison on bruised lips Sweating through tormented sleep Reject the healing curse of life’s broken kiss

Giving up, giving over control Another twist of the jagged blade Beaten down as you shoulder the guilt And take your part in the grim charade