Losing way
when gaining ground
a sure-footed sacrifice
to transcendental thumb war
a match made
prescribed burn;
we both praise & fear
the fire’s licking flames
ropeless
repelling down
this one-way pyramid
in line for introverted idol
preparing
in hell’s cantina
a Sisyphean offering;
an ever truncated godhead
FM Ghost 
Wonderful writing Steve. Some great phrasing here. Love the “transcendental thumb war” etc.
Thank you. It’s funny, I wrote “transcontinental thumb war” in my notebook but sort of subconsciously typed out transcendental instead. 🙂
Hehehe. I love those “happy accidents”. Happy New Year Stephen.