Banishment

Banishment                                 5/30/2018

Tentacles reach out

And spread everywhere

All leading back

To the center of death. 

Slithering forth

And squeezing through

The ever searching evil

Looking for food. 

Feeding on the blood of innocents

And dining upon the flesh

Dutifully serving their master

In sacrificial ecstasy.

An open secret

Dangled before our eyes

But only for the seekers

And the searchers.

At the center of it all

You can see the terrifying truth

The same old pride,

Hatred and murder. 

The dumb go on

And the blind

Fumble in the dark

Led by the nose

Unto death. 

Prodded by punishment

And the threat of rejection

Herded into chutes

On their way to the end. 

But there are

Far worse things

Than banishment

Or loss of good opinions.

For what does it matter

If they hate me

Because they already do

And always have. 

Many a fool

Will still seek

The good graces

Of mediocre men. 

Let them go on

And let them ride high

For time waits for no one

And it won’t wait for them. 

Something far larger awaits

And it is in him

That I rely

Unshakeable

And undefeated.