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...