Badlands

[Venrak]

It seems that those things have finally found a way
Through the Skin, up the Spine, into the Brain
Firt things first they set up a space to play
Haphazard rearrangement of my neural pathways

I am the furthest from myself I've ever been
Prey to the Badlands I now wander in
This path that I walk I know too well indeed
Repeatedly it leads to familiar Misery

The natives start showing themselves to my horror
The Landscape threatens me more and more
Nightfall sets the stage for all their games
Darkness facilitates their manipulative ways

I've called out for help for days and days
Communication failed in so many ways
No penetrating this thickest of daze
The hope that this will pass slowly fades

The fact of the matter is that I may never win
I'm obstructing the route to my salvation again
The solution is as clear as it's ever been
But there's some comfort in the cage I'm in