I have witnessed
more empty vessels
filled to brimming
anew
in an instant
near the yawning
mouth of damnation
than could be described
as a miracle
It’s a law of nature –
that which perishes
from this mortal coil
is reborn in dreams
of splendor
Steel the spine
for what has arrived
that which we believed
to be wild enough already
has summoned its taxed resources
for a climatic tantrum
When a wounded beast
has been stabbed
in the eye
of its system
you better believe
it’s going to unleash
a final savage bite
before its fall is complete
but there are calmer hours
of grace ahead
that we’ll have earned
from karma’s kiss
for surviving this storm
The greatest weapon
of strategic defense
that can be utilized
whilst the villain
is thrashing
in its death throes
is perception honed
at the height
of embraced absurdity
and laughing
and weeping
and dancing
and singing
and smashing
as the cookie crumbles
