Bachuss' rites

Come and drink of my wine
while you hear my story
and wait for the sign
that you've reached your own glory.

Like me, be born twice
dancing in the arms of Hedone;
look into the eyes of vice
and let out a moan.

I've walked among men
and seen the animal in their blood
craving a taste now and then
of what it is to be a god...

You, silly boy,
may come and find out
hand to hand, like a child's toy
that I am what I am, no doubt.

01/03/2017