Second Coming

A Poem

Photo by Shiona Das on Unsplash

it starts
like this —
listen close,
and you’ll know

it starts
like this —
hold on tight,
and you’ll see

there are so many ways
to count the stars

there are so many ways
to number the galaxies

but the truth
is actually quite simple

but the truth
is actually quite queer

listen, listen, listen —
do you hear it?
listen, listen, listen —
do you hear it?

there are so many ways
to walk a thin, fragile line —
but only one way to meet
a tried and true end

the blade
comes swift,
and the world
knows not a thing

the knife
prevails again,
and blood spills
from this earth’s core