fleeing fast as rays
of light half seen half felt half
heard wisps in flight from
that despoiled lessons
finally learned freedom light
beauty within sight
fleeing ominous
shafts of ecliptic darkness
half seen half felt half
heard pitiable
remnants racing below to
that despoiled lessons
still unlearned beauty
life deserted left behind
without a care
rays of light fleeing
up dark shafts racing downward
supreme encounter
imminent outcome
irrelevant life lost in
pursuit of life loses not
life lost in pursuit
of belial lost before
it ever began
Perle Champion 