04-17-2016, 12:12 AM
THE READING
She drew six cards and formed the cross --
I found it all arranged.
I sent them back and went the course,
but fate had me detained.
And there it was: the death of me
and all He left behind,
the woman by the waters still
determining the line,
the devil's curse returning lots,
the tower falling down,
the comet blazing through the sky,
and howling come around.
But horror struck me not because
of such a brilliant fall,
it was that I'd no agency
even in standing tall.
For since the Endor-Witch declared,
I acted without choice,
at first the hero so accursed
then afterwards her voice.
She drew six cards and formed the cross --
I found it all arranged.
I sent them back and went the course,
but fate had me detained.
And there it was: the death of me
and all He left behind,
the woman by the waters still
determining the line,
the devil's curse returning lots,
the tower falling down,
the comet blazing through the sky,
and howling come around.
But horror struck me not because
of such a brilliant fall,
it was that I'd no agency
even in standing tall.
For since the Endor-Witch declared,
I acted without choice,
at first the hero so accursed
then afterwards her voice.