Wallow in shame for sins I've done
Heart's riddled with denial throughout all the years I've been living a lie
Sorrow- It haunts me constantly
This is my curse I now pay the price
Regrets as thorns, these constant reminders
They're choking me, persist in consuming me
Remorse persists, and guilt survives, can no longer leave it all behind
Scars of the past will never die remain until they bury me alive
Failures
Transgressions
Their consequence is mine to bear
These blackened memories won't fade
And from my conscience bleeds
Of thoughts and of words too little too late
Attempts to reconcile
Were never enough, they'll never be enough
Not even time can mend these wounds
As my atonement am I
To shoulder these bleak aftermaths
Throughout the rest of my own life