Flashlight

Point & saber
through the unknown
but beware, beware
the subject shown:

Crooked by contrast,
blissful & buoyant
in stagnancy; yet steadfast,
prideful & imprudent.

Like a vamp bat
feeding on the blood
of the busy, or a rat
spreading sickness & crud,

if unfound & untested,
the temple will falter;
its resources second-guessed,
festered & forever-altered.

So shine it down
'till focal points
burn it to the ground,
& with its ashes anoint

allies. With iron fists——
loyal & unwavering——
spread your light, for this
victory's worth savoring.