One can not begin to say How the womb encompasses The brain and strangles it To the point of breaking A small hand tugs on all of the organs Planting a tree that does not bear fruit Into the churning mass of sensation A due date has been set on something beautiful Taking away its appeal and spontaneity Because the cave has a limited depth Few comprehend the anxious meaning The importance of the time When the clock hands both land on zwΓΆlf And the ringing sensation has been filled throughout But reality is the one to say that you have to wind it The pendulum swings, cutting away at the stomach Since the day of conception What cruel deity would cast a misty cloud Over the flower of youth Poisoning away any hope of survival One can only wonder