A time when skies fell
And all expanse
Constricted to nought
The golden serpent sat impregnable
in the womb of darkness
Coiled in wait
Breathless in hibernation
All inner voices sang (the song of) silence
Wise but blind
Seeing but unknowing
All-consuming
All-devouring
The first, devoured by the second
Shadows of the shadow
We are they
Shadow of the shadows
The imperishable may now perish
The devoured now devour
Draw deep this breath, for it is thy last
The great prayer has now been sung.....
The laws of nature have been buried in ruin
The affrighted sun has been deprived of its light
All futures have cast their shadows before
All pasts have left their impress behind
