Faded but reflective Worn but not ignored The leaves that pave the way were once where our heads are A pale, corroding sky Above, the sun dissolves The sins of the repented Haunt me where I go The lesser evil in the quest for vindication Embodied in an attempt to drown the pain that abounds Bellow, the roots implode I feast upon it like vultures would around a looted grave I kiss the ground I stand on to gently welcome this newborn age Into the open cracks I see the glimpse of a perpetual ghost set ablaze Approaching light All woes are scorched in the fire, Craddle of my rebirth, The plunging of my being into the depths of the earth Is what makes the rivers flow The night arrives and brings stillness to the wrecks The coldness follows and devours me into the dismal black Alone I gazed at the chasm Idly sharpening the blade To peel myself of this rot eye Redemption in the heart of wilderness Approaching light All throes were bathed in the fire, Craddle of my rebirth, The blooming of the seed buried inside Is what makes our spirits fly