deserter
is it time
to burn
all flags
to coil up, prepare
to lunge
inject the substance

the race is on
now
behold

all comes clear...
disappears
so step forth...
fearless
all is revealed...
worthless

turn the valve
let the river run free
seething
burning
Flegeton
that river
is me

they called out to him
moonlight showed the way
he stepped inside the forest
and found his family in pieces

weathered shell covered in ash
quiddity lost within
prayer echoes break the silence
false hope renews itself
false hope renews itself

inject

they called out to him
moonlight showed the way
he stepped inside the forest
and found his family in pieces

he was promised plenty
for playing their game
that night he realized
nothing could fix the damage
done