a price for a smile

A tangled thought was forced to succumb
As hope flew back to heaven
That this life is already done
And I'd given all I'd given
Though i don't know a direction now
I'll survive and try to smile
The untimely death of the nightingale
By Venus's bloody hands
The mangled wretch concealed a smile
As she cast her chains
Shackled unto a forlorn one
Accidentally shot by her own son
I break the shackles and drag the chains
Place the nightingale in a shallow grave
I do not know what more remains
For a single raven will gladly boast
That he could conquer heaven's host
if he could but find the door
(But I'm still here)
I'll find another nightingale
The raven ignore
A sweet song and cool balm
To inspire and restore
Though i don't know a direction now
I glimpsed the mangled wretch's smile.