The Way of the World by PhoenixWerthan, literature
Literature
The Way of the World
Forward! I say,
Upward! Overcome!
And go under!
Thou hast nothing else.
Forward! I say,
For thee awaits no destination,
For thee awaits no goal,
But forward thou must’st go –
And under!
Walk up to that looking-glass,
Gaze upon that there –
Let the flame of thy soul flare up,
Clench thy hands into claws
And tear that down –
Then rise!
Thou canst have nothing else –
Become!
From death’s gulf springs new birth,
As in the spring of the Earth!
I command thee,
Go forth!
—
Become what? Go under what?
Thou sayest, I make no sense!
There is no what in my maddened word-glut,
I say ̵