am Ahab
that terrible king
of self
Fate
a godless windup
ratcheting its red arms
Blasphemy
is an empty hatred
motored as I am
a blood-turned turbine
Hope
a harpoon
thrust towards the leviathan
Life
crushed to oil
Fuel
for the machine
welcome. My name is Jeremiah John, sf/f author & activist.I tell liberationist stories.More About Me
am Ahab
that terrible king
of self
Fate
a godless windup
ratcheting its red arms
Blasphemy
is an empty hatred
motored as I am
a blood-turned turbine
Hope
a harpoon
thrust towards the leviathan
Life
crushed to oil
Fuel
for the machine