Brother,
Let this be a consolation
That there is no Great Battle
no Mighty Beast
to defeat
no bloodied soldier
to be redeemed
--only pitch darkness
where hideous dragons
seem to dance in circles
around you

Open your eyes
Again and again they call out
"Look at me!"
Like a child
needing your love

Your thoughts can only echo
their mad howling
With no end
-abandon them
for the original fear:
To see the altar within
Defiled

Open your eyes
This is the only step
that needs courage

Watch and release
Watch and release
Until peace is restored
And pain ceases

Light never remembers darkness
And all the monsters
You have made
To fill it