Usurpers

Symbolic shadows fill the streets Oppressive grasp choking life from stead His whispers spreading like disease A specter from the sea The noisome rancor of the gurgling tides Drowns the murmurs of our gilled father Blasphemous discourse of the ocean fills our throats Atop the salt-shrine Blasphemous emblems balk at the light Dripping fingers caress the altar Altar