Suspend your disbelief, a loss or lack of faith

In lustful gloom, this lurking ache

A chase that never stops, attachment reoccurs

The shallow ways I'll prove my worth

Was your composure compromised?

Was your dignity sacrificed?

Are you staring in mirrors all smoke, cloak and daggers?

Ten years on the run left me damaged and ragged

Each moment stark, marked with poignancy

I've grown tired of the city, and the city's gotten sick of me

A boring, endless catalogue of apologies

Shadow powers of recall, whatever brings you ease

Dealing in ignorance, a roll of the dice just to exercise conscience

An eternity to repent

Welcome doubt into your home, it's enough to stir the ghosts

Invite doubt into your bones, preempting that sting

I closed the door and kept the darkness in