Gilded Lies

Ahhh... Ahhh... Holy verses, nothing more Than gilded lies on a bleeding floor Hymns like chains, each" amen" A deeper night wherelightwon't enter They raise the cross to hide the stain Whisper mercy, preach the pain But under all that golden thread A rotting god and empty bread Ahhh... Ahhh... This is a gilded lie! Every prayer a chain The more beautiful the psalm The further the truth from the palm Ahhh—— Sanctus? Miserere... Ahhh... I drank the wine, I ate the word I knelt until my knees were blurred But dust returned to dust alone No angel came, no golden throne The stained glass throws a crooked light To make the dungeon feel like flight Oh, sing your hallelujah still The echo only feeds the kill Ahhh... Ahhh... This is a gilded lie! Every cross a brand The holier the book they sell The deeper digstheliar's well Ahhh—— Domine? Tenebris... Ahhh... Ahhh... Lux in tenebris? No. Only ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Gilded... gilded... Ahhh... The poem ends, the lie remains Ahhh... Ahhh————