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the pillars surge from the dirt

ancient symbols declare their rule

of the mind’s empire to conquer

etched with the intent to consume

ominous glow

calls to the below

we know this it not home

we know we are not alone

it’s an eternal abyss

in which we exist

we know this is not home

but are we alone

projections converge

a fog has emerged

my vision is blurred

I feel its allure

the pillars surge from the dirt

ancient symbols declare their rule

of the mind’s empire to conquer

etched with the intent to consume

I feel the obscure

formations that allure

with hands that demand

my only fragment of this land

I built this fortress

to conserve myself

but these ancient tokens

bear a mortal omen

the devouring begins

it’s inside my skin

the void’s dismal spin

sends me deeper within

it twists and turns in my mind

these mirrors don’t know me

the eternal abyss constructs

a blackened reflection appears

what’s left of me corrupt

loathing

brimming

I am alone here