Gods & Fear, Gods & Fear

Oh, unholy wickedness,
you beast with claws
sunk in my heart

Sent to deliver faith
to flourish in this bitter desert,
this comfortless darkness
untouched by light

Blistered by rocks and salt
meant to purify my naked soul,
you lick at my wounds
to flush them of this disease,
this devout grief of mine

Yet you cannot compel
a belief in the divine,
in the power of something greater