As Ever Like the Sun & Moon at War

2- ☾☾

Pariah wakes at th'edge of downy bed—

his body held suspended over fall

by th'arms of Spouse entangling round his back—

and naked of the blanket which she keeps,

and though this strikes an irritated chord

inside his mind, he can not fault her for

these actions taken in unconscious state.

In fact—to his surprise—he seems somewhat

t'adore her ever slightly for this quirk

which he was unaware of up to now,                 10

and also doth he find himself t'admire

the way in which her strands of silken hair

obscure her face in half with fallen veil,

reflecting th'argent light of Luna's gaze

and forming halos overhead, which he

now sees adorably contrast the soft

and whisp'ring breaths that pass her parted lips

and brush his neck with warmth to stave the cold

away. He shakes his head and holds his tears

as guilt now washes over top of him                   20

at thoughts that he could undergo again

such feelings for another woman's soul,

as doing so doth prove the callousness

and level of betrayal he hath sunk

toward in th'year since first he surfac'd up

above subconscious storey of the brain

to do for th'ailing Preacher what he lack'd;

th'ability to manifest without

the judge and executioner that he,

Pariah, symboliz'd within the man—                 30

who til this day still dothn't understand

that he and he are pieces of a whole—

and labels him a sep'rate entity

to spare himself the burden of the judge,

who our Pariah understands is quite

exempt of sin associated with

the act of murder, for to execute

with justice on one's side, and guidance by

celestial Luna, is a humble work

in service of humanity and Earth.                    40

Pariah squirms his way to freedom from

the Spouse's arms and notes reluctantly

sensations like the tearing of his heart

from cradle of another's gentle love,

which he remembers still, to his chagrin,

and now doth ache so raw again in back

of mind despite the year and more suppress'd

by Pilgrim's search for paradise and his