Standing at an altar
a sacrificial lamb
bloody and scared
the light can't reach me now
I turn away my gaze
from the sacred knife
blinded by its silver shine
illuminating darkness eternal
Only the gentle rain outside
penetrates the deafening silence
no people anywhere near
I offer myself to my gods
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Poems
PoetryWhile in English exists only one word for it, the ancient Greeks with their aim for self-understanding and knowledge found eight different varieties of love that we might all experience at some point: 1. Eros (Erotic love) - represents the idea of s...
