the alp is where my core lives
in the vastness of my weary wound
i strive to survive my helm
my days of inadvertent transgressions
are noted in the Book of Death
i shall live each day as if it is the last
for I know after this, my doom awaits
and it shall undo the door once I knock
let me live, therefore, my now for now
once I exhale my last breath
to the nether world, I shall pay all my debts
written 1/26/2003