Rituals  contrived  to  ease  the  mind

Mysteries  revealed,  or  are  they  lies?

The  ultimate  truth  remains  unknown  until  you  die

Feeding  the  madness  of  uncertainty

Fearful  of  revenge

But  sowing  the  violent  seed

A  lifetime  of  transgressions

Mentally  tortured

Self-inflicted  punishment

No  judgement  more  severe

A  twisted  course  bound  by  fate

Spiralling  plunge,  shrouded  in  fear

Is  there  a  purpose  or  merely  destiny?

Master  or  pawn  of  life＇s  cruelties

Fearful  of  revenge

But  sowing  the  violent  seed

A  lifetime  of  transgressions

Mentally  tortured

Self-inflicted  punishment

No  judgement  more  severe

The  curse  of  life,  anticipating  fate

Aware  that  one  day  death  will  come

Infernal  shadows  cast  upon  our  earthly  shells

Does  life  just  cease  or  are  our  souls  reborn?

Enigma  of  the  absolute

Useless  to  repent

What  is  the  cost  of  paradise

A  living  death  of  righteous  lies

Shackled  by  a  mindless  faith

Lamenting  in  vain

Falling  deep  into  distress

Life  spent  in  sufferance

Shattered  mind,  corrupted  flesh

Cowering  in  mortal  fear

Clinging  to  a  fading  life

Futile  prayer  as  the  end  draws  near

Body  now  a  withered  frame

Fallen  prey  to  time

Final  thoughts  are  a  regret

Dying  without  ever  knowing  life

In  sufferance