Dark underside

of an upside-down world

where day is done

and night has sun

and what you long for

becomes undone

Longing to seek

The unsought soul

Hallowed in anguish

Haunting the minds

of frightened lives

torn fantasies

and mismatched dreams

Burdened and bludgeoned 

By the wrath of desire

laid waste to reckoning

what’s left of the tired

What once was is no longer

life lets go of the remainder

leaving nothing but a vacuum

in which there is room to create.

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Out of the ashes

wakes a monster

with a smile on his face

He sees his surroundings

As his sacred space

He is alone for but a moment

His dreams carry him away

To worlds of wonder and of splendor

Of fulfilled passions and nightless days

He flies forth into the world

Taking hold of all he sees

Soaking in the sunrays

Spreading under his wings, peace

A world of darkness left alone and let go

A world of light in tight hold

While he seeks the light will he shine

The night, no longer hold him

Is now a respite, sleepy time

Look to the light

And let it all in

In the battle of ages

The light always wins.