The Paltry Thing

fear not the nothing world gutters scoff at humble men candle less in empty chasms naked flesh and broken ken seeking heart, fulcrum of worlds bound deep in settled dust dry bones rasp'd against the lever gnashing teeth to crumbled rust faces turn in moments passing soon slid effortless to now faerie luster'd weighty vision broken pointless hollow vows unknown to much not knowing building noise, distracted eye paltry thing a child becomes tremble step to cast the die grasp the darkness, trace the seam vault of heaven glimpsed above don the skin, draw the arrow clenching fist in cobalt glove star-divined by venus tablet ruling planet gauges worth strike the clapper, snare the drum loose the fire-ship in its berth fallen scale, stoking ember banal soul serotiny hurled broken wonder, healing gaze blazing standard now unfurled...