my name’s Elias
I am the keeper
and I failed
I did betray you
my head is now
ducked in guilt
thought we could trust
thought we could rely
thou at the gate
I told you to believe
to let his hands
touch the untouchable
thought we could trust
thought we could rely
thou on the floor
my crying little girl
child without childhood
I belied your faith
thought we could trust
thought we could rely
thou on the ridge
the manic, loopy, thousandcoloured
now frantic, insane – you split off
I can’t control you anymore
thought we could trust
thought we could rely
crash down system
crash down system
my name is Elias
I’ve been the keeper
and I failed.
