Everpresence

When the skies cleared

And the blinding Sun pierced the air with a thousand swords of Light

The Shadows quivered and fled

The Rain lay dried up and dead and gave up one last curse to the Heavens

And when the Earth undressed

Spread her wondrous legs as roots across the dirt

And a magnificent Tree climbed higher every second

'Til those who saw swore it would reach Forever

As the streams became Rivers

And coursed swiftly between cliffs higher than the eye could see

The Devil lie down on his bed with a sickness of the head

And he witnessed to the overbearing Gods in his torment

You are doomed, I swear it, you'll soon share my vision

For the Sun will collapse upon itself, entrapping all that is Light and beautiful

The Shadows will stand strong until they encompass all Existence

The Rain will flood your heart, 'til you're overflowing with tears shed

The Earth will wrap herself in plague blankets

A disease born by her promiscuous groping

And the roots of the Tree of Life shall wither and die

The Rivers will run free from their prisons

And in the drowning desolation, I will rise again

And in the desperate flailing of Creation, Death will stake his claim

Of this I am certain, for it is echoed in my Name

For all that has Lived is of me, a Devil stained in sin

A reflection of my intentions

And then the Skies cleared, til I could feel her warm kiss on my back

And then my Shadow disappeared

And the damp air of a cold Rain parted from my skin

And then the Earth undressed, and welcomed me to her flesh

And in a magnificent Tree, I climbed ever higher

'Til I could hear the Angel calling

And she Said in a voice that resonated across the Land

You are the Father and the Son, you are Light and Darkness

You are the Water and the Earth, you are Life and Death

For there is no difference

And I am God and the Devil, lying resplendent in Heaven and sickly in Hell's grip

This is Our Land, we are the Children and the Aged

We are whole only when we are a part of this

Lovers destined to die in a single poisoned kiss, and to live Forever in payment

For the only debt left to settle, is the End, the Apocalypse

The Rapture, the Great Rending of Hope from scarlet lips

And the only payment we are left with is the Life we give and have been Given

We are Beginning and End, this is Our Home, that we may Live and Die for it.