1Myths state that when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of
Eden, the unicorn chose to leave paradise and travel with mankind, and take
on the trials and travails of humanity.
falling
spiraling
a lovely fluid ribbon-twist
of flashing muscle
bone
and fur
(the decent into hell is always too easy)
wind whistling
stars streaming by
nothing but the vertigo of the plunge
angels are screaming
harpies shriek curses
God Himself turns an Eye away
(dream-dancer, doth thou love thy suffering so much
that thou wouldst accept it-nay, welcome it-
willingly and with such joy?)
serpent strangling
demon deceiving
cold coils clutching warm flesh
apple-hanging temptation
knowledge, immortality
death and pain are not punishment enough
(i would stamp thy life from thee,
if thou wert only beneath my hooves.
however, I gladly take the sting and bite thou offereth to drain thy poison
and join thee upon this journey into the deepest abyss
hell is already full of perfection fallen from grace
i belong there)
tempest-tossed head
proud and decorated with eagle feathers
wild eyes with hunger
eager to hit bottom
elegant arch
lithe, lissome lotus flower
(float. dream.
I am never going to die)