Deliverance

Exalted worm burrowing deep Mysterious devil inside Fragile notions haunting my sleep Slithering faith disguised as pride Shredding the fabric of ideals Notions of grandeur twist the soul Nobody knows just how it feels Slide headlong down the rabbit hole Cowering deep beneath the crust Prayers of release without pity All works of man begin to rust Fanged beasts roam the empty city Eyes suppressing the cosmic dance Pierce through the empty husk of life Testaments to the endless trance Unscrambling ambitions from strife Predatory hawks gnaw my guts Cutting the sky like razor blades Ebbing out from those tiny cuts Until the glow of despair fades Sweat and blood irrigate the field Vigilant cells divide to win Begging the gap to be revealed Pathogens hide beneath the skin Redemptive hope prances away As complacency takes control Mercy ignores our grim foray Hiding behind our ersatz goal