Shadows

Abandoned at the gates of hell 

With not much more than lies to tell 

The damned have a distinctive smell 

Lurking just out of sight 

The witch who cursed me with this spell 

Showed me the devil's wishing well 

I only had one soul to sell 

That dark damp lonely night 

The gate cracked open there he stood 

Protruding horns peek through his hood 

Crawling behind his favoured brood 

Are cackling with delight 

Listing my crimes and every sin

Committed or brewing within 

Meat hooks crunch through my bony skin 

Shadows replacing light 

The life I could not wait to leave 

The air I did not want to breathe 

No second chance to disbelieve 

Eternally alight