Play the fearful game A friend portrayed To find it feigned Too late Seven seals riven by wind The winter overtakes where the seasons begin The tongue that splits in two, like a lash and sanguine The serpent opens wide and eats its tail with a grin Empty seats grieving Dark and unbelieving Absent eyes weeping Phobic tears 4 then 2, then 3 Lurks quietly Deceitful thief Defeats me Hands like a clock strike the hour Pulling out the stem to rot the head of the flower The humours overlooked, separating and sour Preying from behind like the badge of a coward Empty seats grieving Dark and unbelieving Absent eyes weeping Phobic tears Crushed! The memories Crushed! The history Crushed! It kills me Way before my time These scars Regard Reflect The blood and flesh traumatized Deny These crimes As if they commit themselves