having gazed in to the abyss
the abyss gazed unto me
it said i love you as it broke me
i said i love you to be free.

old captain mission contemplates his options, it's the night before a big battle, a long night of the soul, not everyone will know what cards to play but i have mine, behind me, the devil, completion, the priestess.
one cannot fight the shadow, one can only dance with it. one cannot kill the enemy with fear only love.