Cocoon

Scratching the black walls Yearning for a flicker A cloak over his face And a dagger in his side Gazing through closed eyes Blinded by the shadows The curse of the pupa Consumed by the cocoon Bound by silken chains Inside the silken cage Bound by silken chains Inside the silken cage Predisposed to embrace the shadows Susceptible to the silken lies Oblivious to the lies before him Insensible to the curse of the cocoon Shadows on the wall (Trapped in the pupa Staring through the ether) The tethered moth's song (Serenade of the afterglow Blinded by shadows) Shadows on the wall (Trapped in the pupa Lost in a state of reverie) The tethered moth's song (Serenade of the afterglow Blinded by shadows) Held down by the clutch of the cocoon Trapped inside the wretched silken cage Predisposed to embrace the shadows Susceptible to the silken lies Oblivious to the lies before him And the curse of the cocoon Shadows on the wall (Trapped in the pupa Staring through the ether) The tethered moth's song (Serenade of the afterglow Blinded by shadows) Shadows on the wall (Trapped in the pupa Lost in a state of reverie) The tethered moth's song (Serenade of the afterglow Lost in a state of pupa)