A note to self, to cauterise my very soul Remembrance, memories cast in solid gold Reticence, as I swallow every single word Complacency, the rot that festers to the core Fading light, but it's my hands over my eyes Blinding light, please shine through these stigmata sights Choral lamentations for that which should have never been Vows and voices echo within the swirling black again Contritious memories ache while they course through every vein With every instance punctuated with “never again” Fading light, but it's my hands over my eyes Blinding light, please shine through these stigmata sights Never again, unspoken declaration of my whole My love, my quintessence You are my all Fading light, but it's my hands over my eyes Blinding light, please shine through these stigmata sights