Silenced

Hush! Hark!

Dare not light the flame

In the dark!

For thy flame shall

Burn the veil. And

Undress the concealed shame.

Thou, who lusts

To be the torchbearer

Must anon return’st to dust

Ere thy light unblinds

The mortal sight.

For if it succeeds

Clawing through the thickest cloud

Of sermonic disguise

The cherubs would

Cruise free fluttering their wings

The wind would whisper

Our vices far and wide

The rock, the river and the trees

Would scream out

The deeds unright.