The Holy Fool
Falling always<br/> Flailing at the reins<br/> Careening down the path of fools<br/> Chasing ego’s ghost down promising corridors<br/> Only to find his chamber bare<br/> <br/> Stripped of agency<br/> Wallowing in confusion<br/> Meandering morosely with the crowd<br/> Aimlessly asea<br/> I vomit in the squall<br/> Rescued only by epiphany’s embrace<br/> <br/> A moment of clarity<br/> Birthed by a taste of nothingness<br/> To oblivion I now state my vow<br/> Self destruction, the only craft<br/> May the grandest design be mine<br/> <br/> Grin of contentment grows as gravel heals into the wounds<br/> Lay with whores<br/> Stare into the sun<br/> Embrace the most potent autonomy x2<br/> <br/> But little could I know<br/> The sweetness of this journey’s end<br/> Sublimated annihilation<br/> Never to gaze upon this world again<br/> <br/> Open my veins and taste the sweet proof of free will<br/> My search for meaning now complete<br/> Reaching epiphany while bleeding out<br/> Gazing down upon the lost
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
There is a word<br/> Its bonds fast secured<br/> Upon the minds of generations of the human race<br/> <br/> Quick to the coward’s lips<br/> Instill fear of punishment<br/> Upon the minds of generations of the human race<br/> <br/> Examine these contrary ways<br/> If by reason you are swayed<br/> Lay your banner ‘pon the ground before the human race<br/> <br/> In soaring exultation we embrace the most sublime expression<br/> Scratch of ink on paper<br/> Poetry, ring aloud!<br/> <br/> We grasp the potency of our tongue and we are standard bearers<br/> For the width and depth of language in the world<br/> <br/> Show us the man who in the depth of soul does not<br/> Hold a reverence for clarity and truth<br/> Yet those behind the podia in our faces shove<br/> Fairy tales of beings undefined above<br/> <br/> Vague notions spat from lips of power<br/> Approach the word that is the foulest of them all<br/> <br/> “God” is the worst word<br/> <br/> As language devotes its attention to the truth<br/> We stand guard against those who would use it for abuse<br/> <br/> “God” is the worst word
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
Sovereign, Peddler, Pauper, Priest<br/> Sovereign, Peddler, Pauper, Priest<br/> <br/> Salvation of the soul<br/> Wed glut of goods<br/> In market sold<br/> <br/> Charlatans!<br/> Ever conniving the peddler offers a gift with his wares<br/> Goods for coin, wisdom for free<br/> “Freedom is your power to purchase from me”<br/> <br/> Enter the priest<br/> “Deny the state or be apostastate”<br/> His tales a gateway for fools<br/> In the stream of commerce let loose<br/> <br/> The Sovereign shall not be denied!<br/> Shred the veil<br/> Open the tome for all to see<br/> Let the inscriptions fade<br/> Let the apologists bleed<br/> <br/> Demagogue<br/> Plant the seed<br/> Exploit the flock<br/> Wool for free<br/> <br/> Such is the plight of the pauper<br/> To the priest and peddler a schmuck<br/> Sold the tale a thousand times over<br/> His toil too little, too short on good luck<br/> But the rule of god and coin<br/> Forever at odds with our ends most sublime<br/> Shall be usurped by the will of the sovereign<br/> <br/> Our will shall not be denied!<br/> The banner languidly falls<br/> The paupers gather outside<br/> Chalice smacked from the hand<br/> The tale of the priest and peddler denied
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
retching and faltering in the putrid haze<br/> a din of groans in agony upon mounds of decay<br/> consumed by inflicting carnal misery<br/> sullen eyes stung by ammonia weep<br/> <br/> harvest of disaster<br/> the chalice of suffering overflows<br/> fountains of hubris in a desert of shame<br/> mocking sacrifice, seeking fortune in despair<br/> <br/> on flaming winds fly embers from the east<br/> prism clouds gild the pyroplastic air<br/> pillars of smoke and ash arise from summer’s altar<br/> charred bones in steel and glass upon the pyre<br/> <br/> relentless tides encroaching upon the shore<br/> immemorial waters, reclaiming sediment and life<br/> eroding clay to dust, dissolved into tears<br/> <br/> senses fade to echoes in the deep<br/> ground glass lung, weakened stridor<br/> fear sweats, drowned in pathogenesis<br/> succumb to the self-inflicted storm
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
Unskillful fool<br/> Don the blindfold of arrogance<br/> Stumble seemingly unphased<br/> Stand tall against calamity<br/> Until the drool upon your tome collects<br/> And sees the dam erased<br/> <br/> For how long will you turn away?<br/> Suck upon the teat of lies<br/> For how long will you keep the truth at bay?<br/> Denial of the empty skies<br/> Price to pay<br/> Consequence for every act<br/> Torn away from comfort<br/> Oh, how the revelation burns<br/> <br/> When the vessel explodes<br/> Bathe in horror<br/> A tidal wave<br/> Of chunks in bile marinated<br/> Your comeuppance all at once<br/> Flatline on the pathos from which you hid<br/> <br/> For so long had you pushed the pain away<br/> Shat upon the lens of truth<br/> Price to pay<br/> Oh, how the revelation burns
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
Cries of pain punctuate the empty skies<br/> No shining light above<br/> Meaninglessness reigns below<br/> <br/> The blind once led the blind<br/> But now no masters remain<br/> Unity in nothingness<br/> We shall rise above it all<br/> <br/> End the lies<br/> Face the pain<br/> Free yourself as only empty skies will remain<br/> <br/> An ancient tool for understanding things<br/> We could not comprehend<br/> Lies passed down through generations<br/> Keep the masses dumb and blind<br/> <br/> Negative connotations<br/> Pinned to those who go astray<br/> Unity in nothingness<br/> We shall rise above it all
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026
Dismantle Christian Apologetics<br/> <br/> Comrades!<br/> We have embarked upon the grandest martyrdom<br/> Steel yourselves against the lure of the siren song<br/> Let resignation dull your pain<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> Shred the veil<br/> Smash the lenses of rose<br/> Do not blink as your pupils constrict in the newfound light<br/> May the worshippers of the banner<br/> Gaze into mirrors of contempt<br/> At the example or our sacrifice<br/> <br/> Such majesty in our suffering<br/> We scale the throne of humility<br/> Behold!<br/> Our living treatise of apostasy<br/> <br/> Repeat Chorus<br/> <br/> We stand upon the edge<br/> A moral precipice<br/> Oh, such righteous ends<br/> The story of humanity is ours<br/> <br/> Bleeding from every pore<br/> We bleed forever more<br/> We sip the vintage of the dead<br/> And so drown<br/> <br/> Bleeding from every pore<br/> We bleed forever more<br/> We seek the vengeance of the dead<br/> And so drown
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026