lost, wandering eternally
banished from the only home I’ve ever known
followed by the shade of death, looming over me
and still I walk, the darkest days are yet to come
the flesh is torn apart, blood pours from open wounds
I drive the knife in deep, but I can’t feel a thing
nothing remains, no trace will ever be found
the scent of ruination hangs in the air
you left me here to die alone
a monument to failure has risen from the ground
it casts a shadow, a shroud of darkness on the world
built from glacial stone, born of futility
the embodiment of anguish and defeat
it stands before me
a lifeless tyrant
towering over
a violent deity
how I long to feel you here with me,
your arms to embrace or your hands to choke
and how I yearn to hear your voice
your callous words, no sweeter sound
I’d crawl upon hands and knees
through the hell you left me in
if it meant for just one moment
I could see you again
I am hopelessly lost
without you here to guide me
where were you in the end?
I always hoped you would find me
but I am hopelessly lost
without you here, beside me
where were you in the end?
I fucking thought you would find me
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