"dark"

DARKInthe dark, all of my theologyDeserts meAnd I fearRank breath, sharp knifeSlow death, slow lifeFear –Like the miasma of drowned wormsShortens breath, hampers stepsThough no one is thereNot the demons of my flickering screenThe addictThe rapistThe psychopathThe thief –All are absentAs imaginary to this walk as a gibbering ghoulAnd as irrelevant to my peaceAs the fleshless foes of straw and smokeThe big libThe idolaterThe union thugThe closet commieAre to my land.I set my faceAgainst the lieLibel labelForAll humanity is kin to meKith and kinMy own kindI take you to meAll hearts that beatAll souls that weepAll minds that meetLove.ssg