In acclamation With fervent tongues You colonized me Through the arcane Through the debris Take down the photographs Listen The striking of the bell Listen The hissing of the snake Restless The earth pounds and shakes Restless The rivers of blood The choir wails We've come a long way A leaving song We didn't know then We didn't know then These secrets you keep Languid winter break And when you speak Charmed with the scripture Given to me Unveil future paths Loosen your hair And lay down your sword Cut the midnight hue Adorn the mantle-piece Cloak the visage of self Return to a former time And lo And hark The birds head south and onward Soaring acquisition