Hubris

You ask for the truth, then cover your ears. You beg for a sign, then outrun all your fears. The door is locked to save you, not to measure your soul. Sirens are screaming stop, you hear only go. You name your mistakes a mission, call your ego the light. You dive into shallow water and curse it for biting. This was never a holy trial, never fate at the gate. You broke your own teeth trying to bend iron to faith