goo of god

once, we were all believers
and now? 
unchained ships at sea
drunken, decadent, amoral
straining to believe
now, in ourselves
now, in our course
too stupid to be sad
too numb for fear
broken vessels oozing kings' blood
overflowing goo of god
beaming eyes aglow
gold and leaden tears a-flow
blind to the miracle we are
negligent daughters, usurperous sons
pompei, pompei, pompei
satan must surely come
for the cleansing
for the reaping
once, we were all believers