An alchemy of the numinous

and the maniacal, 

a pained enigma, 

a manacled charisma

in hiding, as

the volcanic may, 

indeed, harbour traces

of the shamanic, yet

the somersault between

extremes, tinged

with tragedy, will

rarely cease long

enough to let

flourish a peace

that presides, perhaps, 

inside the very hub

of a merciless wheel...