Punished

It used to be my pain (But I) lost power over it (And) bodies (still) pile up forever Over feelings of faith... A nightmare lies Between me And the dogma I ran from It is haunting (To) punish the flesh. I do Be vigilant all times Awake and serene Awake and sublime A light to a world now gone Emptiness (The) resonant Omen of (The) temptress Of vice Emptiness A psalm That Denies the truth It's The fall Of our minds Sanctimonious Redemption for Their ancient lies Upon the altar Unscrupulous A treacherous Clash of the minds Denying truth Alight! Bloodhound, the victim I Found alone and bound to The punishment of sin Wounding in red, regret in black Before indifference sets in Before tiredness within sets in Trinity, Trinity here Alight! Alight! Bloodhound, blood-bound, which I Found alone and uncrowned (With) Trinity's violin That calls us in-anguish within --- Punished - A Dream of Poe