elevation

every step becomes,
a milestone,
in the discovery of
'i'
leading to a pedigree of
unusual
'how and 'why'

the tale of survival,
is inscribed in blood
tearing the myth
of its ceaseless pain

what's forgone,
in the rites of humanity,
haunts you forever
in your bare chastity

swords rattle every
tiny second,
as battles watch them
in their naked closure

'you become the player,
and fall to your fallacies
or become the spectator
in the eye of poised victory'

choices we make, stakes we decide
fate we make, destiny we bribe.