- Max Harper
Fending With the Chain-Breakers
I felt the chains slither over me
Serpents sliding over my solemn skin
Waiting to reach my vein
And puncture
Their venom a familiar burn
Nearly soothing in it’s agonizing pain
A cold fire
Immolating everything it touches
In your touch a heaviness like death surrounds me
And in the maelstrom, I hear their voices
“Will you let this bind you?”
“Will you let it break you?”
A flash of fur and blood
A flash of fire and rage
I pull against the chains
Struggle in the grasp of the serpent
Bite my tongue and fight through the pain
I fight
I bleed
I succeed
The snap of chains and the shaking of the earth
As I destroy that which binds me
Teeth ready to grab my assailant by the throat
Taking only a moment to think if their blood should be spilt for mine
I clamp down
I destroy
I sing victory
As the serpents fall
Another victory from the grasp of defeat
A new start to the cycle
In the silence
I breathe
Author
Hello! I’m Max, 26, and have been a proud Loki devotee for approximately six years now. I’ve had an oath with him for about five years, and am constantly learning and growing as I work with him and his family. Poetry tends to be my primary devotional act, so I look forward to sharing them with you all.
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