Of immortality

Could we do that? Feed
the magnificent dark river.
Fill its palate. Pick and toss.
Could we afford
not laying them out with 
disclaimers 
and quotes? 
What if we do it in silence? 
Could we
really? In selfless, shameful
servitude to a greater being, 
and in this sense become
purer than anything?
Oh, small mortals
stealing foreign fire to light
the way. What do we know
of immortality?

Dale Chou
2020-04-02