The question. Alone. Are we alone
New way. Old way supplanted. Evolved away.
Wandering. Time immemorial. Realm to realm.
Conflict. Internalized conflict. Instincts coded.
Enigma. Existence. Being. Gordian knot.
Size. How big? How dense? What can be known?
Ritual. Comfort in ritual. Dark forbodding
Real. What’s real? What’s heard,
Alteration. At first, subtle. Subtle alterations.
Look. Listen. Learn. Much to absorb.
Dark. Dark forces await. Align. Lust for
Passage. From nothing to something. Everything.
When they arrive. What will we see?
Unscrupulous. Since arriving they’ve been here. Maneuvering.
Five years. Batten down the hatches. Change