Echoes Play Eternally

A deathly silence fell

A Haunted Mansion echoes

Echoes stir putrid air

Echoes rattle dried bones

Bones embrittled

Bones once living

Living unfulfilled dreams

Living broken promises

Promises now shattered

Promises long forgotten

Forgotten memories

Forgotten sacred vows

Vows of chastity

Vows to love honour and obey

Obey or you will pay

Obey the law never stray

Stray dogs roam

Stray dogs gnaw at remains

Remains of love devoured

Remains of lust turn to dust

Dust outnumbered by blows

Dust will eventually rest

Rest beneath mother earth

Rest until summoned again

Again and again memories rise

Again and again you will pray

Pray for my tortured soul

Pray until knees decay

Decay into the bowels of the earth

Decay like the heart you tore away

Away spirit and pride were taken

Away flew a young brides hope

Hope you meet the Devil

Hope for a life of shame

Shame for what you did

Shame on me for enabling you

You were a knight in shining armour

You carried innocence across steps

Steps that led to a prison

Steps into a future of pain

Pain engulfed an empty soul

Pain cratered a pretty face

Face up to your shame

Face up to crimes of passion

Passion is never an excuse

Passion born of lust's echoes

Echoes ripple eternally

Echoes forever play

Play

Eternally

Footnote: Sadly no one put forward a challenge, so decided to end the tetralogy with a BLITZ, a very challenging form. Deliberately avoided the two-word per line version, I thought it lacked emotion.