Dereliction

I see that the end is near

Because I have been following

Along with the narration

Strangled by self-confrontation

This truth that I behold in lies

Is growing and sprouting, forever unknowing

And reluctant in the face of death

To smile in this acute desolation

I see that the end is near

Because the heavens have whispered in my ear

Spoiled rotten and tensions high

The Gods, so happy and so much obliged

I partake of this bitter fruit

In this weakest moment

To fill this gaping hole

Within my soul

Punish me as I have punished you

And turn the key

Engaging in this self-strangulation

So clearly I now can see

The rift that paddles off between

Us, the clouds, the stars and dead

Putting all of my worst fears to bed

I see so well now that the end is near
In spite of all of my unyielding dreams
Fortitude and solidarity
Cannot so well be comforting

I swam the oceans and watched the sand
Slip between my lifeless fingers
Growing old as I grow so vain
In love with my own self-strangulation

Your time shall pass as did mine
No point in worrying about satisfaction
You will soon be one of us
As you were once one of us

I see so well now that the end is near

I see so well now that the end is near

I see so well now that the end is near
I see so well now that the end is near
I see so well now that the end is near

I see how the end is so very near...