Scarab

As the sun returns
from the shades of night
so am I reborn from my own corruption

I invoke the consuming fire
and from the ashes mould
the renaissance of my decadent self

at the dawn of my rebirth
the heart is overflowing
I indulge and dissipate

and when the cup is empty
I drink from nothingness
the venom by which I disintegrate

this is not merely pride
or lust for eminence
this is the reoccurring cycle of my existence

as the sun returns
from the shades of night
so am I reborn from my own corruption

behold - the god returns
solar balls upon his back
a sacrifice

I invoke the consuming fire
and from the ashes mould
the renaissance of my decadent self

my sacrifice - my corruption - my death