Revelation 6:8

I looked out through my cell-window,
saw the fourth seal opened,
and Death ride out as an errant knight,
seeking his task with vigor.

Not for the first time did I fear
for my children, what he
might do in his mad quest
to cleanse Eden of his own sins.

I grew impatient with the game of prophecy
and slew my Seraph guard,
not going to Hades as was written,
but Heavenward to anoint the Messiah.

I strode through Paradise; none stopped me
as I went to the throne
to see the face that I knew too well,
pausing only to draw my sword.