this abyss

promises made out of little nothings
like the dreams i dreamt wide awake
have nothing for you anymore now
but a grip of sorrow and hell hounds
on your trail

promises made with empty horizons
show off the bard without songs
and the life that has collapsed
left behind too many relapses
to recall

this abyss has meanings
beyond you and me

promises emptied floods whole
and destroyed the holding cells
only to raise new walls crimson
of blood cried in souls amiss,
lost in hell

this abyss must have a meaning
beyond you and me