Dethroned

My hands are pressed against this sinister figure
Visions scratching at the back of my eyelids
An insidious presence
Speaks to me
Through clenched teeth

These ghosts that haunt my kingdom
No longer beg for freedom
As time slips through these selfish fingers
I feel their presence sinking deeper

An ancient hand breaks the temporal palisade
No barrier could halt this force
Crashing through the surface
An apparition pours from my mouth in a whisper
In a whisper

These ghosts that haunt my kingdom
No longer beg for freedom
As time slips through these selfish fingers
I feel their presence sinking deeper

Take my hand I will lead you astray
I will bury you forever
I will drag you through hell, my king
This world belongs to me