Eadem, Sed Aliter

Carrion beetles pouring from his mouth:

I have devised a new light

That burns brighter above all others

I have risen towers, structures of such magnitude

That even the mountains pale with envy

I have made myself the greatest of all gods

And everything living now bends to my will

You are indeed the king of kings

May the greatness of your deeds be bestowed upon you

You have ploughed the soil and left it poisoned

Eadem, sed aliter

So, the fruits of the earth turn to blight in your mouth

And your crops are a slow and tasteless poison

The air was the sweetest of all earthly delights,

But now the fumes of your creations smother the skies

And the stars are all but forgotten

So, your breath will serve you pestilence

And turn your lungs into peat

The bones of the earth you have broken

You melted the marvels of the depths

Forging leashes of silver and gold

So, now your own bones will be broken

And their flesh melted off

Carrion beetles pouring from his mouth:

But isn't strife the core of existence?

And progress the arkhè of our lives?

I won this world with sword and fire

And carved it to my image

My claim to the throne is just

You have devised a new light

And your eyes will see no further

You have risen towers

For a one long fall downwards

You made a desert and called it peace

So, rest assured, your claim will be processed justly

And the greatness of your deeds bestowed upon you