Specters and Shades

the worlds coalesce
out of the gray mists
of time

spirits bodiless
with clenched jaws and fists
do climb

from the long ago
and into the now
forward

the rainbowlands know
how the men and cow
slaughtered

the past to preserve
what remains of us
vampire

wine coffee frayed nerves
calm wailing and fuss
on fire

the future holds them
accountable to
no one

burning coughing phlegm
like frogs in the stew
all done

with the now it fades
into those gray mists
before

the specters and shades
find their cities and enlists
once more