Structures in Space #003 - Odysseus

My name is Odysseus 

I’ve climbed the winding stair 

to here 

What now?

What’s next?

I’ve thrown stones into the stream 

I’ve watched the water bend 

and curl 

What now?

What’s next?

I’ve crossed pools of quicksand like a fool  

when there was a mirage worth wanting 

on the other side 

What now?

What’s next?

I’ve built up and broken down a million monuments of myself

I’ve denounced and refuted my old, heretical self-religions 

born again in the latest  

What now?

What’s next?

I’ve worn silver rings and golden chains 

I’ve postered over my garments with hypnotic letters 

vibrant and boldfaced 

What now?What’s next?

I’ve watched the same star-sparkle of skies 

up close and personal in space, as lava lashed

a thousand miles out –  a hundred miles wide 

a moon turned to mist when it hit 

And I asked then: 

What now? 

What’s next?