Vitriol

A hole in the scenery
Sinking down into the abyss
Spewing clouds of black smoke
Seething from the first flame

Emanating from the deep
A voice beckoning
Without words
A call to the womb of all creation

Before realizing
I'd begun my approach
Towards the siren
Drawing me into a realm of temptation

As I reached the precipice
Met with a foul acrid stench
I felt heat escaping the crater
As I braved down the inverted mountain

The air around fell heavy
As if weighing me down
My descent so effortless
Almost automatic

With every step increasing
The difficulty of re-emerging

I'm going to steal the secrets of the fire
Or snuff it out

Visita
Interiora
Terrae
Rectificando
Invenies
Occultum
Lapidem