The Smoking Caterpillar's Advice
once your Darling Angel Death
has laid her black lace hand upon you
once your mother dressed in feathers
has laid her shrunken breath before you
once your father's chariot
has laid his golden egg within you
once your lover's flames
have laid their sunken names without you
it is so very hard to break free
it is so very hard to breath
it is impossible to think
so don't
you cannot divorce yourself from the occupation
there is no salvation
there is only the digging in a dark tunnel
forever digging in a tunnel
the tunnel is the home
in fear of Darkness men build cities
and surround themselves in perpetual light
they seek light in religion
in war, in love, in knowledge
there is no knowledge
those who seek enlightenment
fail to see the Darkness that is their home
those who seek enlightenment
fail to see the black flowers
that blossom in the Darkness
copyright Liam Baker 2013
