Refuge for Cowards

What we created, what did we find?
Virulent minds
De-evolution of common civility
Dauntless slander
Impudent words
Projection of hatred
Just a façade for one's inward vitriol
Hiding behind
Virtual walls
Anonymous armaments
Fosters a courage they'd never know otherwise
Arrogant ignorance
Envy and bitterness
Self disgust
Proudly spiraling downward to the abyss

First crawled out of primordial slime
Growing changing, evolving with time
Then Degeneration and retrogress
Lead to hating with more, killing with less
Striking while hiding - the mark of the weak
Lying, denying, covert conspiring
Can't hide forever and soon you will know
Sooner or later you reap what you sow
Gagged and bound, beaten, bloodied
Your penance has just begun

When did they get so soft? They're using words instead of swords
Why did they shed their armor? Life is a constant battle

Do you know
Where we
Are?
I saw her standing here
Alone and
Forlorn
Crying in the autumn breeze
When I take
Your blindfold
Off
I'll look you right in the eyes
I can't
Undo
The past
But justice must be served

I should have known the signs
I should have seen the pain in her eyes
The sadness in her voice
But she kept it bottled up inside
I should have seen it coming
By the whispers and innuendo
But I was naïve to the gravity of what I chalked to up to as immature bullshit
I should have known before
By the look in her eyes when they knew who she was
But they've never met before
I should have known much better
But instead I kept my mouth shut
A mistake I will never live down
And even shedding you blood won't absolve this guilt, but...

Blood for blood
Eye for an eye
Hunger for vengeance
Fosters a hatred I'd never know otherwise
Where did this come from?
What have I become?
Hypocrite maybe, but this I must do to quiet the ghost in my head

Things were simple back in my day
Actions followed by consequence
This simple lesson I'll drill into your head
When you murder innocence
There must be recompense

I'll leave you in the open, I'll not dig you a grave
I won't deny my actions, I'll tell them everything

Now we're all alone, the time has come
Your blood will wash away her tears.
Don't be a coward
Look me in the eyes and face your death.
As the knife comes down
You cry for help
Your screams will fuel my hatred
Don't be a coward
This is what you did to yourself

Your pleas for mercy can't drown out the echo of her cries.
From this day forth that will be no

Refuge for cowards
Courage through fiber optics

I didn't realize until that night when I saw her dead on the bathroom floor
Blood streaming from her wrists and throat, and at that point - I told myself I'll never
I'll never keep my mouth shut, lest the world become overrun by the spineless

Look me in the eyes, die with some dignity
Don't be a coward, this is what you did to my little girl

As you beg
For your life
I see you for what you are
A scared child, a cowering worm
From this day forth there will be no

Refuge for cowards
Courage through fiber optics