Fiend of Shadows

When someone you thought you knew turns out to be something else and they do not experience the consequences of their actions because they are protected by someone or a group of people.

It makes me sad to learn 

You were a liar and a thief

That you played and toiled

Taking all that you see 

Boosting your ego with words

Judgement weighs upon time

And each web you collect 

Another dime to sell your soul

To the devil of the dark

You didn’t choose the pain

But you did chose to revel in it

Preying upon the vulnerable 

But protected because of some

Skilled as a master craftsmen

With each tool you tweak

Still the sore to keep

And with each debt owed

You silence them with a glare

The math is adding up

This is a biting frenzy

To the pain we call

Lifting up our fists

When you stand with chains

The avenger will come swift

And to him will you answer,

Oh Fiend of shadows

Betrayer of love

Lost malady in the blood

Tonight retribution is coming

Are you ready?