The Revenant

Awake the child that ached for years The frightened man, ashamed of fear I hold too tightly to this place The reverence that lead to waste Silent virtue comes undone The burning pain, and dying sun I can’t recall what I did want And all that’s left is dead and gone Innocence was spent on pain My mind was twisted; left insane The heart that tried to rise above Was left alone because it never could Depth and silence masquerade The embodiment of all I say My shadow crawling closer now As I begin to question how The misery that took my breath Refracts itself until my death This mirror world that will not break Reflects to me all of my mistakes Awake the ice that I’ve become This destiny has overrun The fallen centuries that I’ve felt And all the heartache I have dealt The vision of a child is gone The fearful man has come upon The image of a dying world What’s left behind – no longer held