The Last Relic of Axen

"The cosmos is a mindless vortex

A seething ocean of blind forces

In which the greatest joy is unconsciousness

And the greatest pain realisation"

Still, darkness torments me

As I'm engulfed by light

No thing beneath me

But the all-consuming sea

Death smells familiar

And its fumes ignite my eyes

Still, I see nothing

As I fall to my demise

"For what does it matter

Whether we suffer or not?

Our feelings are

The most trivial of incidents

In the unending cycle

Of existence."