Chartless

Unlit

Locals speak nothing of it

You ask them why

Eyes fade

Mouth goes dry

A vague calling, tempting

Murmuring trees, Luring

Sundown hangs

But I'm feeling wrenched

Towards the forest

Can't help but submit and find out

Flashback, this ain't the first time

Contract, lifelong bind

I know I've been here before

Split second dashes of colour

Cultish chants I remember

My feet know the way

Through sinister terrain

To the clearing, enter

Faces knowing, stand and stare

Return, can't quite place it

Masters, that much is evident

And now, I'm waking up

Branded to serve evil

I roam killing people

Transfer wounds to power demons

And each year I come to appease them

The hordes are out there

Sleeping infantry

All enslaved

Caught by the forest

Random blackouts

I can't recall

Now that the deeds done

My memory fades

Chartless

Unlit

Locals speak nothing of it

You ask them why

Eyes fade

Mouth goes dry

Every year, come here

Always wondered, about the forest

Maybe this time I'll go

And find out what the locals know