Washing the Lament

Extinguishing the fires Apathetic to the sting Callous to the scorch Though weathered by the storms of times before Cold familiarity Biting at the seams of peace As ice within these veins Crystalizing to a frostbite underneath So concludes the respite Overcast in solemn compromise Oh anguish of mine How thee strangulate A heart and soul benign Curse this human condition Summon forth the abscission Apostasy of wallowing Shan't sanction this ambition Sever these sick limbs Senescence Restoration Countered by a sudden Shift in times Grievances shall only Yield demise Fire in spirit And the will is mine Carving pathways Soon to realign For the past Is set in stone Thus the scars Mark what I've atoned Yet this power Still remains Channeling endurance To permeate the rust of pain Prophet of perdition I denounce your travesty I declare thee powerless Thine clutches have no Grasping over me Vengeful eye of adversity Watching each and every turn A heart of iron shan't atrophy For I descend from conquerors Calling aloud enraged Summoning the strength Alchemist of might Takes form in my shape Imbibing the seed Take root and arise Emerge and ascend Now Again Sever these sick limbs Senescence Restoration Countered by a sudden Shift in times Grievances shall only Yield demise Fire in spirit And the will is mine Carving pathways Soon to realign For the past Is set in stone Thus the scars Mark what I've atoned Yet this power Still remains Channeling endurance To permeate the rust of pain You see it's not so simple As disregarding all that's Transpired Inquiring The thought that There's something more to this This gauntlet so incessant For what it's worth I won't pretend it's not painless But dare not Give it the slightest whim Countered by a sudden Shift in times Grievances shall only Yield demise Fire in spirit And the will is mine Carving pathways Soon to realign Gazing forth emboldened now Towards the silent offbeaten path old inhibitions all fall behind As fallen leaves descend from above And paint this scene in auburn light Corralling this essence within my heart Serenity in the somberlain I find my peace and draw this remark As oppressive heat surrenders to cold I can never yield Now wash this lament In rivers of ice Countered by a sudden Shift in times Grievances shall only Yield demise Fire in spirit And the will is mine Carving pathways Soon to realign