Pacing The Cyclic Nether

Stretching upward eternally
Toward the bleak winter sky
Blackened arms of earthen core
Guardians to the sanctity of
This forest dark and cold

Bitter are the tidings of the frozen wind
Lashing at the flesh of those who dare to venture within

Abandon hope all ye who enter
For it has no place here
Although there exist many an entrance
From the darkness there is no escape

Haunting chants
Of the elder winds
Amidst the mocking chatter
Of restless spirits

Drown the screams
Of the lost
Futile cries
Of frozen agony

Follow the shadows
And they will only
Lead you astray
Further into the abyss
The haze thickens
And the world about you fades
Victim to obscurity

Hopelessness falls from the heavens
White
Crushing
Silence

Your body wracked in utter despair
Trembles and gives way
To the whim
Of the engulfing grimness

Shadows gather
To bear witness
To this silent tragedy
Through hollow eyes
They leer
Wicked smile from cheek to cheek

Rot seeps through the flesh
Cold cuts to the bone
The essence of your being
Completely unraveled

'tis better to embrace the hopelessness
Than bear the fruitless struggle

Trapped forevermore within
These woods become your home
Your spirit bound forever
Eternally pacing the cyclic nether