Bete Noire

Once a beast...

upon the earth unleashed as the soul of all their fears

Yet a brief distraction was enough, the scale was roughed

all is now clear

Cast down among the sullen

to pits of dark descend

Where nought greets the fallen

and life but awaits its end

Regrets, I have one

The point it all begun

The second I believed I could be more...

more than my share

now so aware

more than my share

bete noire

Once deceased...

the scale will be again released and as if I never were

The gleam of light will fade as tolls are paid

for who said the world was fair

All for a thought to see her

among the lost a tale will end

Where death greets the dreamer

and all ties to life transcend

Now left to grind this heart

At the closure of this part

Is to know I was of those who never stood a chance...

more than my share

deadly aware

more than my share

bete noire

and the tearful flower fades from my palm...