Chalice of Despair

from The Holy Fool by exhausted prayer

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retching and faltering in the putrid haze
a din of groans in agony upon mounds of decay
consumed by inflicting carnal misery
sullen eyes stung by ammonia weep

harvest of disaster
the chalice of suffering overflows
fountains of hubris in a desert of shame
mocking sacrifice, seeking fortune in despair

on flaming winds fly embers from the east
prism clouds gild the pyroplastic air
pillars of smoke and ash arise from summer’s altar
charred bones in steel and glass upon the pyre

relentless tides encroaching upon the shore
immemorial waters, reclaiming sediment and life
eroding clay to dust, dissolved into tears

senses fade to echoes in the deep
ground glass lung, weakened stridor
fear sweats, drowned in pathogenesis
succumb to the self-inflicted storm

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from The Holy Fool, released July 29, 2021
“Chalice of Despair”
Music: Chris, Mike, Exhausted Prayer
Lyrics: Swansong
Solo 1: Swansong
Solo 2: Chris

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