the path

unheard music whispering
a floating ribbon of gossamer
shimmering and surreal
possessed of ghostly illumination
a path of deadly peril
 
the sky a pinwheel  
a kaleidoscope of color
endlessly shifting  
for all eternity
in a war between dark and light
 
visible for those with strength to see
and dare to walk this path
to stand naked before the universe  
cold and alone
as chaos rules the heavens
 
for most mere setting forth
to quell quaking limbs
to will the body movement
forcing step by fiery step
an act of glorious bravery
 
but for a chosen few
a perilous gossamer ribbon  
becomes a dance
fast then slow in time to chaos
the never ending dance of creation
 
oh dear eternal blackness
the feral heart of me sings
I create as I destroy
feasting on the raw flesh of chaos
to offer tribute as a poem