Blackout - Sumac

Long since blown\nInto dust, beyond memory\nWhat remains\nSting of dirt in eyes\nClotted on wriggling tongue\nUnder bent cedar\nLow branches hang\nSilent witness\nTo birth spasms\nBristling beast\nBurning hot breath\nOdor of violence\nStammering wrath\nCeremony of terrible emergence\nKnown without lesson\n(Knelt to pray)\nLiberated in worship\nDevout in practice\nDelivering the sermon\nTo a subservient\nCongregation of one\nSubmission, all must bend\nFacade is broken