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From the Will of Man
Black, alone, emerges
From the will of man
Wretchedness and plight
Self-indulgence and lies
Fall off the tongue
As if saliva responding in decadence
To the temptation
To be better
To be more
To be in control of one's own destiny
In the way man tricks himself into believing
By his work
By his discipline
He can obtain reward for himself
Of earth and heaven
Such as redemption
Justification and salvation
As if nails pierced though man's own body
As if thorns etched into man's own skull
Or, as if man's own tongue tasted the vinegar
Birthed from the bitterness of sin
Wretchedness and plight
Self-indulgence, faithlessness, and lies
Black, alone, emerges
Man dies
