I am a brother to dragons And a companion to the owls My skin is black, and upon me [?] with his [?] I am a brother to dragons And a companion to the owls My skin is black, and upon me And my [?] are [?] with his [?] My [?] has turned to mo(u)rning My [?] [?] birds fall back to the earth as black snakes We are brothers...to serpents and owls We have tasted the trees These trees are burning...with knowledge unkind Venom fruit darkens the vine
These vines entangle [?] Shiny beak turn to fang One brother will fall The other cannot be slain He's not Abel, he's just Cain I am become... I am become... I am become wingless I am become low I am become dark I am become [?] I am become [?] I am become black lung I am become slitted eye I am become forked-tongue I am become serpent I am become [?] I am become [?] And I am become again and again and again