The Gunslinger's Invitation

I have seen into the belly of the beast

and it is ugly 

I am Charon.

The el train from hell

is the ferry, midworld

 the river Styx

(and we are crossing it

fast, fast, so incredibly fast)

Flash fire on the tracks

ozone and brimstone.

There is char on

the el train from hell. 

Welcome home, love.

I have seen into the belly of the beast

and it is hungry 

This is the same 

rotting world

I brought you to before.

Before the cracks

had widened

Before their tricks

had started devils dancing

in your mind

Midworld is the river

and this is hell.

Welcome home, love. 

I have put paid to the beast

twin guns roaring thunder

in the mountains

on the plains

in the desert

on sandy beaches

in the forest

on your world

in my mind

on your conscience

in good time

I have put paid to the beast

but it will not die.

You do not need

to give me gold

All I need 

is your soul. 

We will cross the river Styx

Ozone and brimstone

speed on

the el train from hell

towards that black

bloodied 

horizon.

Welcome home, love.