The dark unfathomed depths Deepest crevices are thick dark Lurking neath the earth’s surface Caves, volcanoes, deep pits The entrances without an end We covered them for now Lava spewing with rage Gases and streams lay quiet Unknown territory for us How deep we may have dug We've reached the skies and beyond Can we ever go down and beyond What lies there is a mystery We have scratched the surface Unknown depths are challenges Maybe another Earth is cocooned Waiting to blossom one day