In this chapter, Prill must ascend a large, spiraling staircase. He is called by the sound of chimes ringing in the distance. This sound further nourishes the seed of doubt that was planted in the garden of his mind. Higher and higher he climbs the endless staircase until he becomes aware, and shatt...
Every step shall resonate as the culling of privation
And in the echo of my forward betterment?
I'd blaze a path for more to draggle
Burned by the false wonder
Yet still, I felt content
Afraid of the sound of the chimes
In their very nature was how I made my choice
For the awry ascent
O' how I roared for a cease!
A staircase not of sense, but made of dreams that evade
And grow until the ivy sprouts into the sky
And shadows true existence
-A false mirage
What a foul immersion!
Burned by the false wonder
Yet still, I felt content
Afraid of the sound of the chimes
In their very nature was how I made my choice
For the awry ascent
No seer would tell me of my discarded faith
I dismissed such heed
I was embodied with pride—O' ego!
-The worst of evils
Burned by the false wonder
Yet still, I felt content
Afraid of the sound of the chimes
In their very nature was how I made my choice
For the awry ascent
How the albatross can soar with those heavy, iron wings
They would weigh me like a stone with a chiseled, cosmic story
I admired such vim
I admired such courage
For it showed me I could fly
If I only would endure
The Awry Ascent was written by Justin Bonitz.
The Awry Ascent was produced by Justin Bonitz.
Hungry Lights released The Awry Ascent on Sun Oct 11 2015.