Forgive Me O' Father For I'M About To Sin Poem by avi sharma

'Forgive me o' father for I'm about to sin'
Said the shadow with a grin
Just outside the gates of the holy
Standing with all the black he could bring

Infinite night stretching across the sky
Immersing one and all forever in its shade
One shade too dark, the shadow
Laughing and howling outside his holy gates

'Where at the light o' father
Look what has night done to me
Turned me into a ghost
Upon your throne you couldn't see'

'Your kingdom is in ruins
Yet you want us to have faith '
As he ignites the torch with his blood
'Now there's nothing but hate '

Nightly creatures are summoned for the ceremony
From the remotest and the darkest towns
Where who ever dared to wander,
Was never found

'You made this army of monsters
For you're the one who creates
Turned us all into a night-mare
And expected us to be saints '

'We might not be saints
But we do preach love,
Love for you o' father
We have nothing but love'

'We'll love you with our blades
Sharpness will define its reasons
We'll paint you with hate
Hang you for your treason '

'For you left us when we needed you
Who said you couldn't sin
Forgot us, when we prayed to you
Who says we can't sin '

With an evil smile he lets go of the torch
'burn with all my darkness'
Taste the flames of my pain
While you beg for forgive-ness

You are the reason for your demise
We are nothing but a vessel
We gave it our all, we did fight
But you never heard our message

'where were you gone o' father'
Too engrossed in your own praise
As the world burned and suffered
You only cared about the ones who prayed

Rewarded the beautiful daughter with a rape,
Faithful wife with nothing but hate
But your son understands you,
For He'll love you with with a blade

'Without you o' my dearest father
We might have a chance at paradise'
Said the shadow in a whisper
With nothing but rage in his eyes

'we'll break those gates down o' father,
utopia for all'
Screamed the shadow once again
Just as angels begin to fall

'welcome o' brother and sisters,
isn't it a beautiful day? '
Smiled the shadow on the dying breed
'sad, you couldn't stay'

'o' father bless my kin with all your love
For they need it for what's about to come
No longer will they rule the skies
Ignoring all, serving but a few chosen ones '

'you were never our father,
We were nothing but slaves
Now look around you o' father
There's no one who you can save'

As the fire raged on,
He could see the world awake to its chaos
'o' father you can hear me now '
Said the shadow somewhat lost

'o' father i will miss you, i wont deny
you made me feel less alone
And I'll let these gates stand once you're gone
To remind the world of your existence and your sacrifice
But your rule is over now and you have to die '

With that there was darkness no more
As the fire brought day to the world
'we are free, we are free' they cheered
And a new season began to unfurl


His Rage has consumed both of them,
'god is dead, god is dead' whispered every meadow
Gates were still standing tall and
On the burnt throne were the ashes of his shadow