And looks to end its journey beyond the reach of infinity,
So let the chains of reason wither for the lush of fantasy,
Only bound by the anomaly that we are one and lonely.
This we believe as we glide through the breeze,
Of trans-galactic sunspots and molten lava trees,
And in the bowels of space we find the hiding place,
Of a cauldron that churns matter in scorching pace.
Thaliums and bismuths, radiums and manganese,
Chromium planets with diamond stars in the freeze,
Beyond and near and below the reaches of the void,
Elements and compounds, they divide and collide.
Yet among all this commotion lies the reality,
That life is to be lived with another live entity.
Not with supernovas that drench horizons in light,
Nor with starbursts that pigment the dark night.
You see for all their heat they lack that warmth,
And though corporeal they are still lifeless forms,
Spending their days in manners strange and odd,
A bit like stones and rocks serenading a roughshod.
Now the pangs of loneliness begin to devour us,
A blackhole that renders joy and light lifeless,
And so we scour across the span of the universe,
For a being that shares a semblance of our senses.
Out it catapults like a canonball across the sky,
Giant jupiters jutting out for what seem like eyes,
Extending its claws to us in a way that speaks,
Of someone who needs warmth from the chilly peaks.
With the deep black canopy as the stage for life,
And a back that shines like the masterchef knives,
The flea takes the spotlight in this vast expanse,
An ocean of matter where not a thing can dance.
And so begins our journey with this beast of wonder,
A marvel we recognize when our distractions asunder,
For amidst the din of the day we fail to feel perceive,
What a little fantasy and empathy can achieve.
But one day this flea will bite and you will think,
"What an annoying pest, shall I just kill and leave?",
Yet one day all wonders will vanish into heap and dust,
So please savour each day and try to be cruel to none.
[Qn 1, General Paper I, Examination Fellowship, September 2007, All Souls College]
Now the pangs of loneliness begin to devour us,
A blackhole that renders joy and light lifeless,
And so we scour across the span of the universe,
For a being that shares a semblance of our senses.
Out it catapults like a canonball across the sky,
Giant jupiters jutting out for what seem like eyes,
Extending its claws to us in a way that speaks,
Of someone who needs warmth from the chilly peaks.
With the deep black canopy as the stage for life,
And a back that shines like the masterchef knives,
The flea takes the spotlight in this vast expanse,
An ocean of matter where not a thing can dance.
And so begins our journey with this beast of wonder,
A marvel we recognize when our distractions asunder,
For amidst the din of the day we fail to feel perceive,
What a little fantasy and empathy can achieve.
But one day this flea will bite and you will think,
"What an annoying pest, shall I just kill and leave?",
Yet one day all wonders will vanish into heap and dust,
So please savour each day and try to be cruel to none.
[Qn 1, General Paper I, Examination Fellowship, September 2007, All Souls College]
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