(Manifest of The Eye of Tiberius)
My father is the fisherman Vassal of Poseidon’s tides Older than Ulmo, older than Nereus He is The Depths of the primordial seas His eyes unwavering tilt at the stars Where The Lovers are His eyes Searching Her endlessly My mother Is The Sky & I am Ret & I was born with wandering wings & my father’s Olden eyes & I am Nia & I am scrawling Time on a map so that We may never say goodbye & I am Tiberius & Explorer & wondering Home Lightyears & Leagues & the longing Stellar vessel wondering vessel Longing vessel homing homing Homing vessel ever longing & gathering & carrying on & on & I am also The Sky older than light As I am The Night winged night I am The Eye Olden Eye Every star blue & red & new & older than Olde I am The Eye of Tiberius & I am The Guardian Of every light’s immensity In Her holds We are the stars & We are the sky & We are the stitch & We are home at last & lost Is Time
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