Filth

I left thought alone
and order presided,
deep in my mind
I found imagination
shackled to the floor.
Deeper in the hole
I thought I heard you laughing.
"Shed a tear"
for happiness is endless
and sympathy is bliss.

I left thought alone
and truth decided,
deep in my mind
was where you were best kept.
Deeper in the cave
I thought I saw you smiling.
Guiltless streams
powered by sagacity.
A trade with the devil:
Simplicity for a kiss.

The rivers caught my eyes
and I broke a promise,
"Show me the way
and I'll take you there".
Forced downward
for a price,
a treasure in ecstasy,
where simplicity was broken.
Travel on my open river.

Hold me in your arms
and you'll show me sin,
because you loved it
all the while.
Shed me a tear
for the rivers run empty.
Show me redemption
bottled for eternity,
with no price attached.

Take me to order
and he'll throw me under,
deep in imagination
I thought I could win.
Shackled to my thoughts
I live here endless.
Death for salvation
and damnation for all.

"Shed me a tear"
and I'll show you what love is,
pass me an answer
and take it away.
"Show me directions"
and I'll tell you a story,
where choices are riddled,
and promises are broken.
"Take me under"
and I'll show you myself,
for an answer,
I promise,
a kiss,
for your life.