Oh Bright, Evil Star

Oh Bright, Evil Star

the sun warms my skin

as it gently burns through my retinas

so that i may see no evil

its rays cut through corridors

disturbing the peaceful darkness

that i spent my entire soul composing

ever so bright, and ever so invasive

as it emerges and swallows the vast skies

so that it may spread its wicked claims

yet i find myself patiently awaiting its return

after darkness temporarily consumes the blue sky

to compulsively plea its forgiveness

i bathe in the sunlight until i'm raw and red

but i don't know where else to go

the only home i've ever had is confined under blistering heat

powerful and pungeant, loving me darkly

with all of nature's complexities

that i couldn't dare to attempt to understand

i cannot live without that bright star

though i was stripped of my will

and left to fend for myself, blind and alone