THE TORCH OF NIHILITY

The
      skin of
            the blackness breaks—
The catacombs burst into th' eyes
     of the Liar & his lord, the Lie

             Torch firmly in tow—
The wonders of underworlds await
     freely offered; water trickles down

                       from the stalactites above
              In a moment of weakness
              craving the pineal fruit
      Destiny flashes in the distant dark
              and falls like firework saliva at the mouth
                        of the cave

               Warm light bites into darkness
                    like the teeth of a man
                    through pink flesh—

                SWEET AS HONEY

                         All-in-all
                           a bitter
                            pill to
                              fall


James Bradley