The dictionary was our savior. We turned to it when straits were dire. It gave mystical advice. It absolved responsibility. Well this time This time It told me to jump into the abyss Disappear into the ether And tempting as that is A release An erasure A finality Tempting tempting tempting I know how much it would mean to you So I resolve To only visit temporarily To make my escape brief - And return all the more brighter Refreshed and gleaming Restrained only by human form Oh severe mother of mine! To pin me to this physical form! And merciful father! To birth me unto being! One day I will transcend But for now A brief escape will have to do.