“ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN”

It happened once
here and all
quite a fall
from the empty place
a murmur heard:
"ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN"

It happened once
no time was left
we are bereft
from that grace
staggering onward
fleeing space
a darkness calls
and states:
"ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN"

Once it was here
bullshit fears
a mind awoke
and then dead
turns red
phase shift
total rift
and you hear that voice:
"ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN!"

There was ever
only
one creation
attempted birth
for what it's worth
aborted on arrival
a consciousness spurned
a tired soul burns
the waste heat leaves
and failure resides
nothingness rules the rest
and at that spot
upon a cot
an old man sits
with dented pride
a voice inside:
"ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN"