Beyond This Space

Explore the sounds and sights that lie beyond
The usual, the ludicrous, the sweet,
The endless jokes and junk, the swollen feet,
Detestable remarks about the blonde
Of whom we were inordinately fond,
Allegro movements with a slow repeat,
Regrets, reflections, riot, incomplete
And passionate, life in a lily pond.

Come back when you've decided what to do
About the troubles you can't bear to face,
About the sure fate of the human race,
About the lies that turned out to be true,
About desire that draws a sharp line through
This uninhabitable, cold, dark space.