...We knew only the dark, dying, thirsting for a glimmer of the light
We are those who have no reason, except to seek a sliver of soulful life
We gave up our hearts, we sold our ego, white eyes still see, we feel no more
Sound ears still hear, sore tongues still wag, proud fingers still hold on
But the inside is dead
Afeared of loving, of a pain too strong, afraid of living, in case we did it wrong
Plastic bubbles were made, cosmetic shells, metal gears to hold on to our shattered selves
Scriptures written, unspoken words that have no sound
Marking our arrival into light, as we create a foe over-strong
But the day is bright! The day is long,
And in the 'Light' we saw that our visions were gone
In the light we saw that their vision was wrong
A people spent, lives passed by in existence, wasted away, as the Word had said
Words written, and left unread, as His Word forced wisdom into oblivion; as, oblivious, lives were spent
Stone churches rise, tall steeples proud, grey towers piercing our white-grey clouds
Preaching answers to our souls, tolling bells that splinter hearts, spinning webs that blind the perceptive arts
Enter, man, and mindless, heartless, unmade, depart
Enter, man, destroyed, debased, unnatural, depart
Enter, man, let the Word tear lives apart
Witness the rising of mausoleums for free thought,
Bleak cemeteries ensnaring once natural souls
Entranced, entrenched, bewitched, under spell
In the 'light' where dying hearts lay in eternal rest
In the light, unthought dreams, at once, suppressed
From the sounds of the trees, and the whispers in the leaves,
Till the breath of stars, where we find who we are
Fear the shadow of the light, over names, bicker, fight
Till the sky turns away, and Destiny weeps at folly's height
Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find
The stars in your heart, and the forests of your mind
Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find,
Words and tongues and dreams and thoughts, dancing shadows; unseen sights
Words that tear through what we know to be true
Thoughts to define the visions of our minds
Dreams that let you see the path to set you free
As free men constellate, sharing visions with the blind
Until at once the dream is done, the night has passed, the Light has come
Men abound, their hope undone.
Set aside, and cast away, until the Meraklis entered the fray
"Be calm, be free, shed your shackles! Be brave
Unbowed, unbroken, against the morality of their lies
From unseeing currents that tie stone to sound
Seek your truth as she walks upright and unbound"
First part in a tripartite series