My Nevermore

Time has singled me out, without a doubt      
My insides are cold, confusions unfold      
Ice age reckoning, frozen years melt away      
     
Picking dreams from a garden of memories      
A flashback blows off a casual moment  
The roots of my mindset are rediscovered      
     
Never asked for pity, or a severed reality      
Tempted as always, signs of defiance and sin      
...The true mark of a shallow soul      
     
One's vicious cycle, echoes from down below      
Hunters stalk about my isolation      
     
Smolder my fantasies, invade my intimacy      
Skies of remorse flee this drifter's regrets      
A silent beholder lurks beyond my solitude      
     
What is a fallen quest supposed to believe in?      
        
Dark reflections light my fountain of deliverance      
All are present for the homecoming of my soul    
    
Sighing angels are run over by wheels of rebellion      
I take my place on the throne of evil intent    
   
Bridge this lack of courage with my world of fear    
     
Mother of repent, embrace this lost child      
Defend me against the wills and fashions of deceit      
Protect your dearly beloved from a lonely death      
     
My despair is done marking its territory      
For the shadows of serenity remain to be seen