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Hail! The Emperor of Darkness...


Mamma told you to be good.
Papa told you to be a man.
Mum and pop have popped off.
Their days and ways are done.
Look around my son.
What have you got?
Open your eyes and see.
Old virtues have lost ground,
Loyalty and sympathy are lost.
This world is nothing but a whore.
She will suck life out of your core.
Deceive yourself no more.

Go sniff at some dark alley
See if it seems friendly
Sniff some more and dilly dally.
But not too long;
Not until it gets you.
Done with your job?
Good...Lift up your hind leg...
Repay your debt.
Stick into her throat
That trash of a pink note.
That’ll do for now.



Take to your heels.
Show her how it feels
To be left alone in the dark.
From crevice to corner,
From dusk to dawn,
From twilight to grimy shadows
You will reign supreme.

Do not be a fool
Who sits on an old stool
Waiting for another fool
To usher in the light.
The light’s been cast away.
Powerless, it’s lost its way.
It is time for you to stay
Like the emperor of the dark day. 

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