Twenty thousand hours Spent in subjection Alternating between two extremes One last act of desperation A full fledged facade Of equivocation Negligence of mind over matter With an outcome self-evident A hopeless struggle Striving to derive A semblance of endearment A fifth chapter of Festering indifference Eating away one's integrity A cold embrace Jealousy stained Prominently laced with treachery Dire metamorphosis Malicious intent A selfish charade of pride An all-telling tremble Reconcile Forced on by coercion Ambivalent of The glimmering hope Beyond the ever-night sky Heart so impure Twisting words into a leash Subjective deception masks The pain of turning back A false lament For the heart bereaved Suspended state of entropy Depravity True origin of distress The blackest of souls An ever tainted Renewal of life Into an ever dying bond Heart so impure Twisting words into a leash Subjective deception masks The pain of turning back Avoid the lies To save your soul Before the ominous Takes total control Heart so impure Twisting words into a leash Subjective deception masks The pain of turning back