Resistance Reborn

Shackles cast of steel 
Held by ball and chain 
Heaving with my shame 
A pretense of a shield 

Stench of failure, unclean
Decay chanting its creed
Encased, the coffin is sealed
I claw and try to scream 

To demons I forcibly kneel
Fraying and tearing at seams
Body bitter and maimed 
“Spare yourself and yield” 

“No!” Shouts a soul pristine
“Seductive despair must cease!”
Prayer reserved for the priests 
It is now time for war not peace 

Eyes alight with embers unclaimed 
A maelstrom not to be entertained 
An engine driven on more than steam
Furnace forever raging, fire unseen 

A determination akin to any machine
A heart encased in ethereal gleam 
With burns befitting flaming dreams 
Forging a will, sharp, a blade of steel