Faithfulness

Faithfulness, delivers me from evil dreams and consequence Disguising my desire as a noble prayer Hoping for the madness to subside Wishing for a life that could be mine. Noble queen, your curse holds me tightly to my heritage Your fearsome memory dwells inside my mind Sharper than a needle in the eye Hand in hand my hopes are walking by. Images, my entire being reduced to images Firmly locked and barred inside their greedy eyes Fools pledging service to a name Vanity is such a wicked game. Blazing swords, will now determine how my tale unfolds Misguided men mistaking their desire for love The unbeatable desire to possess Of dignity and grace I am undressed Ancient queen, inside my head I hear you screaming, ‘compromise… The gods are deaf and dumb and will not hear your cry To follow is your place and not to live I’ll hold your hand to silence as you sink’. Irony, the only part of me escaping is a tear My envy grows as I watch it disappear A sight that hurts so much to see Trickling down to freedom without me. Faithfulness, is just an other spiteful word for ignorance My threadbare heart I trust in you my queen Deep waters rise and on you I once more lean Please hold my hand to darkness as I sink.