Tethered to the command pod
at the time of advent
a brilliant flash of Knowing
and I sleep.
As it was before, so it shall ever be.
At second light I awaken
and return to the ship.
A new world awaits
and we go.
As it was before, so it shall ever be.
We arrive, plans in hand
for great transformation,
eradication as business plan.
So it begins.
As it was before, so it shall ever be.
I disembark with my crew
the forest calls out.
I can hear it, feel each one.
I go to them.
As it was before, so it shall ever be.
They speak. I listen
and already Know.
It is time.
It is my destiny, as is all
to Know and love.
We can change this
all of us.
As it was before, shall never be again.
What a beautifully lyrical piece of writing! With biblical echoes – as it was before, so it shall ever be – creates such a powerful and positive mantra…and then to undercut the phrase we have come to know and change it at the end – it makes such an impact.