The Promise

a night
darker
than dark

a dark night
that calls for a
spiritual response

deals we make
with gods with devils
with our subconscious

are real
even as time passes
and we forget

comes a time
when payment is due
and we must pay

whether or not
we are prepared
whether we want to or not

deals cannot go unpaid
gods and demons
will have their way

this new year i promise
to break every promise
i have ever made

to balance the register
to clear the books
to erase the debt

i promise
to stop being afraid
i promise to show my claws

all who stand in my way
will be ripped to shreds
drowned in their own tears

i will plunge the knife
scatter their entrails
eat their flesh

drag their bones to the cave
where no light shines
where no shadow falls

they will never again delay my progress
never again hinder my quest
never again detour me from my promise

to find my self
to be true to my self
to be my self

© 2024 Raibeart Bruis