Odes to the Fallen

[Brittany]

I am the one who is ever by your side,
my blood the impulses which surge within you,
my eyes the blackness you stare within
when the Mystery beckons past all doubt and fear.
When you would leave no stone unturned,
it is beneath the coolness of the earth you shall find me.
Look within me and find the fluidity of your being,
the finite nature of your existence and it‘s utter transcendence.
I am the Transformation of sinew and bone,
the weaving of flesh and spirit,
the shaping of clay and the crackling of fire-
embers from which shall rise the birth of stars.
I stand at each junction, each gateway,
offering you the keys of Life, the keys
to your deepest desires and your greatest power.
I fill the space between each of your breaths,
the web in which is suspended the blueprint of eternity.
I am the Demon and the Savior, the scourge and the olive branch.
I am Fear and I am Solace, the Ferryman to the world beyond worlds.
At the end of each path it is my blackness you fall within.
It is my Voice to which you surrender,
only to emerge from the ashes like a phoenix into New Life.
I am Everything in Nothing, brother to the Void,
father of the fallen who shall ever rise again.
I am the cycle which dances into infinity,
my voice a roar within a whisper, echoing with laughter.