The Cleansing: A Baptism of Fire

The world's on fire
It's burning completely
I try to ignore them while the demons defeat me

There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
Escape is impossible
Believe me, I've tried

I've walked broken roads of betrayal and grief
Now I dig shallow graves for fear of what's underneath

I've strayed from the path and still pay the price
For wagering my soul on a throw of the dice

With all this is mind and a torch in hand
We'll find out for certain if there is a Promised Land

But now as I burn and once again become ash
I remember one question that I wanted to ask

Did you ever return what I gave in the first place,
Or was our paradise alone indeed a complete waste?

Better yet, don't tell me.
Let me die with some pride
instead of stoking the flame that consumes me inside

Let the two join together in a beautiful pyre
As my love that loves me
The merciful fire


*another of my older works*