Carrionshine 



After the fire, their bodies at rest 

Beyond mere blood, beyond mere breath: 

Their terror summons the vapours of fright 

A mating call to things of the night 



The things they'll become after they die 

Have called to us before their time: 

The dark horse of dreams has brought them here 

To this Ur-Place that feeds on fear 

Where the only light comes from their bones 

That glow, now: all their flesh is gone 



(A) Voice between rivers 

Sings (the) truth that destroys 

Then it laughs like a dog 



(The) Voice between worlds 

Has existence to void 

And it dwells in their bones 



That which was drawn in sand for me 

By the man of blood 

Whose hand never ends 

Heralds all mortality 

And he-who-waits-beneath-the-scream? 



Oh, to be possessed of carrionshine 

To dream past the limits of carcasskind 



The prayer goes: 

Unite to thee thy bones - What appertains to thee is complete?