BAAL

In his mother's gut Baal grew, till his size 
Was as big as the Earth!  And the sky gleamed in his eyes 
Naked, white, his hunger red as blood 
Baal laughed when he dropped in the mud 

But the sky doesn't care, it laughs and cries 
While Baal sleeps, on the Earth's moist thighs 
At night the sky is green, Baal's drunk, and he lives 
At dawn Baal repents.  Sky lightens, and forgives 

When the Earth finally gets him (he knows that it will) 
He'll welcome that too (though he'll be hard to kill) 
Sucked into the earth, his flesh buzzing with flies 
His black teeth will smile, for his eyes have known skies 

In the dark Earth's gut, Baal rots, till his eyes 
Sink back into the dirt.  Above, the sky cries 
Naked, black, his hunger red as blood 
Baal laughs as his flesh turns to mud