The land here absorbs light Inverting false hopes to night Fault lines of reason shake thin Grit erodes a skein of earth To rise and become of use A relentless motion of tongue Deflower the nature of light Deflower the nature of water Realize, reflect, and refract leagues and layers grow deeper Like roots into the ocean The wellspring is nailed to a chain A lost and binding dream Carving a reckless control Of the knives hanging clean From a wild and innocent grace Stars black the blood of silence The lightning shears the heart Fall unto