1.
Silence now, old friend
has stabbed you from behind
I told you I tried
to keep the knife away
but my hands grip the handle

a glint in the night and a silver light
takes the scene away from me

2.
hush now, God knows what to do
and so do I, perhaps, so do you

now, gaze past me, past the caverns,
past the layers and layers of Hell,
and glance in another direction
when you hear my name
when you play the game
without knowing the rules
or when it began
the only option is faith
believe

3.
I
realised
and
or cherished my follies:

you
who should know that I
regret nothing

4.
l e t t e r s

have a terrible power over people

I
have mastered them completely
regards,
me