The Reaper Within

Silent whispers in the dark,

Echoes of a final spark.

Treading softly, feel the night,

I'm the reaper in your sight.

Shadows creep into your mind,

Chains unbroken, we are blind.

You thought you could escape the fate,

But I’m the mirror, I correlate.

Cutting ties with every breath,

A cruel dance that flirts with death.

Every heartbeat a countdown clock,

As I shatter every lock.

I am the end, your dodging shadow,

With every step, deeper in the meadow.

The part of you I can't erase,

Yet here I stand, to steal your grace.

In the ashes of our past,

Your ghost lingers, holding fast.

But here I forge my brand-new way,

Leaving behind the debt you pay.

As I strip away your layers,

Drowning gently in your prayers.

Breaking bonds, I take my stand,

With a severed heart in trembling hands.

I am the end, your dodging shadow,

With every step, deeper in the meadow.

The part of you I can't erase,

Yet here I stand, to steal your grace.

Like a whisper in the breeze,

I’ll dissolve your memories with ease.

You’re a part of me, I’m a part of you,

But I can’t bear to feel this truth.

I am the end, your dodging shadow,

With every step, deeper in the meadow.

The part of you I can't erase,

Yet here I stand, to steal your grace.

So burn the bridges, let them fall,

I'll rise above, I’ll break this thrall.

Remove the scar, cleanse the stream,

For I am the end, and you were but a dream.