
liqube // the cryptic call (poem)
march 31, 2023

originally written for the self-titled pc demo

(i.)
in hazy depths, so fierce and raw
there lies a realm of hidden awe
concealed from mundane sight below
where landscapes shift in constant flow

(ii.)
mysteries surround us all
as we rise and as we fall
transcending time and earthbound thought
by transformation we are brought

(iii.)
from conscious structure language flows
a power that moves and inspires all those
who hear the echoes, captured in time
our essence preserved in eternal rhyme

(iv.)
ambitions ablaze, and forging ahead
in search of purpose, while being misled
the price to pay for sustenance
for feast and lay, significance

(v.)
bliss and sorrow, lust and pain
all is felt, expressed again
in song and art, in verse and prose
reflections that our hearts disclose

(vi.)
in the shell a tempest rages
mind in darkness, maddening mazes
leaving chaos in its wake
entangled by one's own mistake

(vii.)
know the self to find the might
first conquer fear, then conquer night
through doubt and darkness, stay sincere
with guts and grit, to persevere

(viii.)
in the core, a flame burns bright
a passion that defies the night
blooming free, no gravity
let's share this trip, and we shall see

(ix.)
surrender to its cryptic call
and live it up 'til curtains fall
for life's a fleeting festival
tomorrow may not be at all

(x.)
endless space, a cosmic sea
our minds at work, to set us free
connected in the vast unknown
we find ourselves, and feel at home
