To my lovers

I want to burn it all

And as I watch the lands in flame

I will march you to the cliff for your sentence and the crowds will stand in witness as your sins are read

I will hang you

Strip your skin from your muscle so you are raw and exposed

and then whip your red flesh

I will slit your throat, watch as you choke on your own blood, and the life drain from your eyes

And then I will bring you back to life and do it again

And again

And again

Until the end of time

And, at the end, I will sit on my throne

Your bodies broken at my feet

The nothingness spreading out beyond

and you will know that you can never do what you’ve done ever again