It Has Been So Long

of Maxwell Clark

"[...] a botched civilization,  [...]
For a few thousand battered books."
---Ezra Pound, Hugh Selwyn Mauberly


I fear the father-spider most,
More than the mothercrystals.
I plan to rave psychotic with survival skills.
The force is strong with Brian.
Here are our voices displayed.
This is deep poesy, tread softly.
Don't worry the grammar, dearies;
I'm too well advised of civil norms.
We are on our way as ever again.