Manifest

As I manifest my path to power
Feel it staunch my breath, siphoned by the hour
Bound into some mess with sharp teeth
Creeps on me sober in order to disarm me

Slowly I shapeshift to a new gimmick
Mummified puppet, strings in the addict
The sunlight bites my hand just to leave
Stick out my neck and the horror recedes

I am not someone you beg or borrow
I am gore at the gate of your temple
You blink at me, that's a whole lot of blood
I nod back, yeah it's a whole lot of blood

While you are petty with your pebbles
Your slings, psalms and your arrows
Each syllable is a dagger to me.