i gaze upon the abyss
as the light on the end of the tunnel

i lift the sands of time by the kilo-second
to forge my looking glass
peering through the uncertain future

i have been broken down
onto my knees
and i have risen once more
with my shoes tied
ready to chase you down

you did not defeat me, blind malice
despite the world seeing me fall
i can see the world with it's care
its quiet deaths and lasting minutes

you did not change me
as i have changed my pain
you have not changed the sorrow you inflict
in a way that matters-
you did not defeat me

so help me till death,
the life of my love
the sickness and health

till death departs all
but suffering