Behold, the cavern of human mind!

while in gloom there, all around
the rythemic, reassuring sound
of history’s heartbeat, hear it ring
destiny’s pulseblood, quickening.

the universe’s starry rash
that burst from nowhere in a flash
the blazing miracle of thought
that all of this emerged from naught

across the abyss is its sprawl
between the many and the all
stars gestate in its great night
then finally, one by one, they ignite

like wildfire that no man shall tame
it is, in us, that hungry flame
that lust, careless of lessons learned
wherein we get our fingers burned

a supreme power, unchecked, released
is a whore astride a ravening beast
with her the imagination looms
its blaze reveals, as it consumes

when we’re burned by this flash
conciousness shall be born from our ash
riding it, reason shall thrive
a lost civilization it shall revive

formerly temperance, it’ll spill
dream’s silver with the gold of will
imagination tempered by
that part of us most wise most high

man’s verse shall find, in this clime
its last, most satisfying rhyme