A decrepit man intently stares   At the now calm lifeless horizon   While most of his memories no longer exist   There is one never fading      I was alive with youthful integrity   A cold december night   Accosted my senses whisper of the wind   Shaped my reality   Took by surprise decayed pretenses   I deciphered the meaning   To my advantage delivered false promises   Baited the trap   Deceptively clever I engaged the victim   Gained pure conviction   With deceitful lies I taught myself   To be abhorrent   Took admiration of helpless thoughts   Sufferance was comfort   Like blankets in winter a cold heart hidden   Misfortune always evident always there      Each day a new veil hiding the past   Compassion had vanished   Leaving no trace my newfound guile   Is my future   There is no shame when harm is blind   Contemplate the unknown   Whose eternal rest would always stir   A mind at ease   If only he knew his only victim   Was in the mirror   They say self-reflection is good for the soul   And cleanses the blood   But if your heart is oblivious To your grasp of life   Then the gray shadows down at your feet   Fade into black and vanish      Desolation unaware   As you look at yourself endure the pain   See the fear deep in your eyes   As you hide behind a blank disguise      A decrepit man intently stares at the now   Calm lifeless horizon   While most of his memories no longer exist   There is one never fading   You look in disbelief as you see your own life   With his tragedy   Hopeless destiny in your mind you cannot   Fight what you soon will see   Your eyes shed the tears of blood   You can't ever hide   When you see the visions behind vacant eyes