THE BATTLE IS LOST

The time has come for me to say farewell
Our phoenix of love can fly no longer
It must have been a joke, you see
"What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"

If blame must be laid then place it on me
For not knowing when it was time to say when
This time, I thought, love would triumph
And I wouldn't have to go through hell again

Above all, I ask you set me free once more
To remove the blood-red dagger that has pierced my heart
I am still held captive by an entity I cannot overcome
Trapped inside a prison that tortured me from the start

Yet still, I do not wish to fight this monster
I do not have the skill or strength to win
I am defeated before I can raise a weapon
I fall as prey to darkness and sin

These are now my final minutes as I look into my mind
I see a vision of the beast that and I knew
That sometimes the prettiest flower is also the most deadly
I should have realized that the enemy was... you!