In darkness and shadow
Does this heart lie,
Buried in pain and sorrow,
Bathed in agony and unrest,
Hating itself and its condemnation,
Reveling in its torture and just punishment,
Longing for the love it once had,
Delighting in the pain it deserves,
The sins of its failures,
The stigmata of its shortcomings
Which it now bears as testament
To its inabilities and inadequacies.
In darkness and shadow
Does this heart lie,
And ever shall it lie so
Till the price of its failures
Is paid in full,
Its punishment deemed enough.
For the crime of innocence destroyed
And love shattered does this
Heart lie in darkness and shadow.
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