The moment passed has happened here before Sense a rippling of time A sudden lapse, a system breaking down Collapsing from inside Face to face, conflict within yourself Adoration of denial Clarity, a transient supply In the twilight of our kind Fragments of reality The world is waiting just to be undone A prison or an empty shrine? Looking out on what we’ve all become A flicker of eternity Waiting for a moment to ascend Standing in the passageway This is not the end Sever all dependence To falsity When we cast our own chains A simple acquiescence To pacify We deny the arcane