traces of your beauty
reflected in the isle of my dreams
I float on the waters of duty
I'm as loyal as your conscience deems

lost in the pearls of your worth
I escape the madness of greed
in all the green and quenching earth
love: the most powerful seed

out of its bud grows the universe
so many, unfurling wonders from beyond
stepping into them I see your shame
trapped in your festering pond

but each stride out of your mire
is a height conquering sickness and death
time spent favoring wholesome desire
makes one full of promulgating breath

yet still the climb is vicious
tricky traps and trapping tricks abound
at times it will make you listless
other times it is glory's sound

in the end, there is no end
a thirst for silence, a forgotten friend
in thine tireless hour of  magnitude
it is the breath of hope you defend