CONSCIOUSNESS

I have awakened a sleeping tiger
a ravenous wolf
set free wild intractable forces
and it is I who is torn apart
Warring Principalities
A Cosmic Struggle
waged upon our bodies
within our souls
a battle
that some only come to know
in Death
but if consciousness dawns
in broad daylight
how are we to meet
this Sacrificial Banquet
Victory
comes only in retreat
not by struggle
or direct force
...descend the steps of darkness
step into the waters of the deep
sleep with Lady Death