tell me;
if you knew the moment
that you would pass
from this life
into the next,
how much longer would you go on
allowing yourself to be treated poorly?
perhaps more importantly;
why would you allow it
for even a moment
not knowing when?
~lt
Heart of Man
nothing will ever change
unless you are first willing
to make it so.
all gods will help those
who help themselves.
~lt
Leap of Faith
you come to me
wanting to live
but I do not know
if you even know how.
you are fearful;
afraid of the future,
afraid of change,
afraid of uncertainty,
afraid of faith,
afraid of love.
so i ask you;
is the life you lead now
any different
than being dead?
~lt
Centrifuge
it is a very human thing,
to bemoan the shortness of our days
only to live as if there were no end to them.
~lt
Impervious
the gods no longer rest
on Olympus.
they have witnessed our horrors,
our atrocities,
our perversions,
and have sailed unto the stars;
hoping to start anew,
to rebuild a world
in which we were not given
the fires of our destruction.
~lt
Pharaoh
so which is it?
does it serve you,
is it sacred?
does it honor you,
is it kind?
if it is none of those things,
how much longer will you go on
until you realize that what you are serving
is false,
unjust,
and empty?
how much of yourself will you lose
before there is nothing left?
~lt
Riffle
there is more than meets the eye
in all things,
yet we are always surprised
when true colors are revealed,
as if we were not busy painting them
in the hues they wished to be seen in.
~lt
Silence of the Gods
inaction
can be just as oppressive
and damning
as action.
silence
can be just as loud
and condemning
as shouting.
know
that unless you are diametrically opposed
to being unjustly treated
and abused
you will allow it
for far longer than necessary.
~lt
Invocation
we speak in riddles;
in glyphs and in runes,
the truth in our words
exists
just between the lines.
~lt
Warrior of Hope
they will tear at you;
you know this.
they will seek to destroy
the things you love,
the things most sacred to you.
they will twist
and contort
the truth to work against you.
they will turn ally to enemy,
friend to foe,
trust to falsehood.
though the way forward
will clothe you in shadow,
there is no darkness
a heart of light
cannot banish.
~lt
