Larvae of the Light

It began with light… But light can crawl. ⸻ I built it slow With bleeding hands A fragile shape Of gold and sand It spoke in tongues Of “soon” and “more” I fed it time It asked for war ⸻ It grew behind My aching eyes Each breath I gave Became its prize ⸻ LARVAE OF THE LIGHT — GNAW THE CORE EVERY WISH JUST FEEDS IT MORE I DREAMT A STAR — IT BIT MY VEIN I NAMED IT HOPE, BUT BIRTHED MY CHAIN —— It wears my name It mimics me It walks the halls Where I should be What once I shaped Now twists the mold It writes my fate In teeth and gold ⸻ It doesn’t scream It hums, it waits A temple born Of thirst and gates ⸻ LARVAE OF THE LIGHT — TEACH ME HUNGER SING OF GLORY, THEN PULL ME UNDER I THOUGHT I HELD IT IN MY FLESH BUT NOW IT FEEDS, AND I DIGRESS ⸻ I sleep inside Its open mouth A song unsung With silence south ⸻ LARVAE OF THE LIGHT — I AM THE HOST THE THING I LOVED — CONSUMES ME MOST I DREAMT A FIRE, NOW I AM FUEL THE PATH TO GOD… IS THROUGH THE FOOL ⸻ “…don’t wake it.”