In Darkness

Footsteps up above me;

Silence down below.

What waits for me in darkness?

Perhaps I will never know.

I sought the quiet absolution

Of a man who lives no sin,

Just to find my greatest enemy

Was clawing from within.

I long to break the silence,

I long to know the truth;

I long to reach the other side,

Where all this is removed,

For if I cannot find my way

Through the darkness of the night,

Then all hope that was left for me

Will ever leave my sight.

This nothingness I worship,

This emptiness I pray;

This abscess of my soul’s erosion

Lives inside of me,

And the only thing I’ve left to feel

Is absolute regret

That you were forced to witness

As the rope fell around my neck.

I have with me your blessings,

I have with me our truce,

But see! My blood runs through

Your hands... was it ever any use?

So, as the cold envelops me,

And the dark bleeds into day,

I beg you, “please, remember me,”

As I slowly fade away.

The multitudes of people

Cry out to God...

Oh, but their prayers

Only reach the throne of Hell.