sanctus januarius

by Ștefan Bolea

as a child unhappiness was my trusted companion

afterwards life came and taught me that past misery

was only a mask of true pain

that suffering is a higher burning

on the altar of the God with the sharpest knife

but I won’t kneel in front of anybody

I’ll use my flame to ignite others

to launch ourselves like reverse meteorites

and burn your heaven to the ground