enslaved

shepherd of macabre
serpent fostered ravenous
craving tastes so vile
nourished by the venomous

wasted pure potential
polishing the hard-earned mold
as the clock kept ticking
time was never an ally

this life once meant more to the one who loved
enslaved by slaves, coerced to beg for lust

abandoned armor
surrendered skin
damage defined
the borderline

slipped the hook of nails
through the hollow cardiac
just to feel once again
self-infliction never mends

this life once meant more to the one who loved
enslaved by slaves, coerced to beg for lust
bled from the glass of a fermented lie
bending aged fragments, the nostalgic truth

abandoned armor
surrendered skin
damage defined
the borderline

this life once meant more to the one who loved
enslaved by slaves, coerced to beg for lust
bled from the glass of a fermented lie
bending aged fragments, the nostalgic truth