A Child of Body and Blood's Delight

Remember you were born of night,
The fruit of knowledge rent by seduction,
A child of body and blood’s delight.

With tissues broken by a bite,
Your innocence let to prostitution,
Remember you were born of night.

The skin alone succumbs to blight—
The seed encasing through contrition
A child of body and blood’s delight.

Deceitful is the serpentine rite
Slashing soul from life in desperation.
Remember you were born of night.

Breath, water, and dust unite.
From earth arises in regeneration
A child of body and blood’s delight.

Drawn at last from death’s appetite,
You may embrace the spirit’s unction.
Remember you are reborn of light
A child of body and blood’s delight.