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Nothing matters anymore

Terrified, behind my door

I lay in wait for my bitter end

With my demons shall I descend

Into the darkness, away from light

A losing battle shall I fight

To stay alive in agony

The blood is dripping endlessly

Screams ricochet in this abyss

Pain shooting up from my clenched fists

Satan smiles ear to ear

Pounding blood, full of fear

I stand to meet my gruesome fate

And as he speaks, the fire abates

“Your time is up, it’s over now,” 

I feel the sweat drip from my brow

Suddenly, the floor caves in

The fear is rising from within

I fall for an eternity

Don’t let this be the end of me

The flames begin to take their toll

I feel them blackening my soul

Finally, I hit the ground 

My bones crunch, a sickening sound

Demons laugh at my demise

Fearfully, I try to rise

But fall, Oxygen deprived

I plead to God, get me out alive

I hear the crowd roar hungrily

I feel defiled, and pitifully

I cling to the rope swinging by my side

And search for an escape, there’s no where to hide

Soon, I realize the place where I’m standing

I hear a voice, loud and demanding

Shocked, I turn around to see

My twisted reflection staring back at me

It looms  far above my head

My heart beats faster, full of dread

I rise to my fead, determined to stand

My trembling limbs I can barely command

“Look around,” It jeers, with a crooked smile, 

“This is what you’ve become, there’s no more denial

“To cower behind, your charade is dead

“You’ve tried to repent, but you’ll suffer instead

“You’ll bleed your darkness, till your veins run dry 

“I’ll forever haunt you, do you understand why?

“In you I was born, it was you who created

“The monster before you, who’s become incinerated

“With a fire ever-burning, I’m fueled to destroy

“Everything you hold dear, my wrath I’ll deploy

“As death takes it’s toll, I’ll become stronger,”

My body begins trembling, I can’t last much longer

My eyes start to tear, my face fades to white

It’s so dark in here, not one source of light

Besides the crackling embers, with a poisonous glow

I resolve to be calm, no fear will I show

Inhaling the sulfur, I let it all dissolve

The terror falls away, this riddle has been solved

I control my destiny, it’s up to me to choose

Battles I may have lost, but this war I will not lose

Salvation is here, I was never forsaken

My control was never lost, it can never be taken

Strength flows through my veins, fatigue fades away

The demons sense my change of heart, their filled with disarray

A smile is plastered on my face, victory is mine

Once towering with astounding height, my copy and I are entwined

But I determine who I am, past mistakes are dead and gone

Simply an imitation, my image was utterly wrong

It falls to it’s knees, gasping for air

But Oxygen will not come, it’s trapped lying there

I feel no sorrow, I’ll deal the death blow

I know what I must do, no pity will I show

An iridescent mist rolls in as I speak

“Your reign of terror is over, the havoc you have wreaked 

“Has left me unbowed, unscathed, and unbroken

“Not one word of hatred that you would have spoken

“Could shatter my existence, could take who I am

“The paradox is here, the lion and the lamb

“I trust in the lord, I give him my life

“Throughout all my struggles, and days filled with strife

“I give him my all, though the enemy is near

“No matter the cost, I will not live in fear.”

A man filled with love is nailed on the cross

He bows his head, I feel all hope lost

But he smiles.

He whispers. “It is finished.”