Divine Catatonia

The stench of cremation mounds
Fills the dark charnel grounds
Under the Shiva moon,
the ritual shall begin, in secrecy

Bodies that floated on
the river are being gnawed upon
Bloated flesh consumed with
the excrement of the Aghori

Vessel, a human skull,
passes around the ring
Preparing for the cull
Alcohol and urine

Sacrifice of beast and men
The ritual butchering can commence
Scorching in the raging flames,
the cages of souls disintegrate

Flow of unknown words spat
In near catalepsy
They walk through the flames that
no longer burn their skin

For if there is any benevolence,
then there must be, as well, malevolence
Balance to rule over all existence
Symmetry to determine the moral sense

Breaking the taboos will not
Corrupt him who sees beyond
All forgiven by the gods
for fortifying the bond
that conjoins evil and good
Secrets of life understood

As morning devours the night,
they travel from darkness into light
In divine madness they
are one with the gods
Time fades away

Indulged in misery
Aghori's flesh and blood
are but transient things,
instruments of the gods

For if there is any benevolence,
then there must be, as well, malevolence
Balance to rule over all existence
Symmetry to determine the moral sense