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He remembers the day Although the date eludes him now, When, after several weeks plumbing dark Recesses and posing unfathomable questions, And conducting evermore bizarre experiments Engendered by this yearning, burning chaotic search, And impregnated by newly revealed secrets colouring his perspective; When he lay his head troubled and confused; When he seethed in frustration and vividly imagined instant death; When the night was riven by his revelation. That night everything changed, For better or worse - worse he suspects. His brain exploded; his mind expanded; He touched his core and it seared his soul. he threw himself out of bed And danced, and laughed in ecstatic rapture; And the energy flowed, powerfully emanating his whole being; And those visions cascaded, joyously unimpeded, But too quickly to give him any answers: Just the feeling of a thousand births; A glimpse of his name encircling the Earth - 200 miles tall; He an observer, far above a white-clad Assembly Watching someone (himself?) walk down an adoring aisle; A million other snatches too brief to echo through the passage of time. Regardless of the tumultuous avalanche, The knowledge imparted was certain - it resounded universal truth - And he knew; knew with an absolute conviction; absolutely KNEW! His spirit vibrated with celestial significance; He knew what the chaotic slideshow revealed; And the revelation enthralled, excited and scared him. He knew what was meant, but the logic escaped him; He knew, too, the ramifications, and they dampened the exhilaration; He knew...and he whimpered in anticipation and awe, That he was the One. The One! The One destined; the One Chosen; The One awaited; the One feared; The One loved of Gaia and the Universe; The One cause and the One result; The One responsible: The One, Alone. He screamed as he cavorted, "It's me! It's me! It's me!", and he knew the truth. He knew, then...but now? He knew, then...and the certainty infused every fibre within his body. But now...? After all these years? Now the doubts prevail; Now the doubts hold centre stage, And the certainty crouched, cowering in a dark corner; Now the doubts, reinforced by countless others, dominate; Now the doubts twist the glorious vision into delusion; Now, after stigma and derision, it's delusion, not revelation, acknowledged. He cannot shake it off - The kernel of delusion sits hard and solid, stoic; Colours interaction and coincidence, but is checked, Subverted to fit a prevalent worldview; Acknowledged, but swallowed whole - Lest he succumb, savouring the enshrined power, and becomes another sacrifice.
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Mar 6, 2014
Mar 6, 2014 at 4:29 PM UTC
One Day (and Repercussions)
He remembers the day Although the date eludes him now, When, after several weeks plumbing dark Recesses and posing unfathomable questions, And conducting evermore bizarre experiments Engendered by this yearning, burning chaotic search, And impregnated by newly revealed secrets colouring his perspective; When he lay his head troubled and confused; When he seethed in frustration and vividly imagined instant death; When the night was riven by his revelation. That night everything changed, For better or worse - worse he suspects. His brain exploded; his mind expanded; He touched his core and it seared his soul. he threw himself out of bed And danced, and laughed in ecstatic rapture; And the energy flowed, powerfully emanating his whole being; And those visions cascaded, joyously unimpeded, But too quickly to give him any answers: Just the feeling of a thousand births; A glimpse of his name encircling the Earth - 200 miles tall; He an observer, far above a white-clad Assembly Watching someone (himself?) walk down an adoring aisle; A million other snatches too brief to echo through the passage of time. Regardless of the tumultuous avalanche, The knowledge imparted was certain - it resounded universal truth - And he knew; knew with an absolute conviction; absolutely KNEW! His spirit vibrated with celestial significance; He knew what the chaotic slideshow revealed; And the revelation enthralled, excited and scared him. He knew what was meant, but the logic escaped him; He knew, too, the ramifications, and they dampened the exhilaration; He knew...and he whimpered in anticipation and awe, That he was the One. The One! The One destined; the One Chosen; The One awaited; the One feared; The One loved of Gaia and the Universe; The One cause and the One result; The One responsible: The One, Alone. He screamed as he cavorted, "It's me! It's me! It's me!", and he knew the truth. He knew, then...but now? He knew, then...and the certainty infused every fibre within his body. But now...? After all these years? Now the doubts prevail; Now the doubts hold centre stage, And the certainty crouched, cowering in a dark corner; Now the doubts, reinforced by countless others, dominate; Now the doubts twist the glorious vision into delusion; Now, after stigma and derision, it's delusion, not revelation, acknowledged. He cannot shake it off - The kernel of delusion sits hard and solid, stoic; Colours interaction and coincidence, but is checked, Subverted to fit a prevalent worldview; Acknowledged, but swallowed whole - Lest he succumb, savouring the enshrined power, and becomes another sacrifice.
17/1/2010 The Missing Link - Gaia's Boy Toy
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Mar 6, 2014
Mar 6, 2014 at 4:29 PM UTC
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