I stepped back and it seemed the world did too,
Into the void of space, each separate.
I stepped again and now my field of view
Took in the planets, Sun, and stellar state.
I watched them turn as I from time withdrew
And eons turned to seconds, and the gait
Of gravity pulled Earth and stars anew
Around the common centers of their weight…

From here, the common scene I held as true
Was lost to sight and sense, and fell askew.
When blazing suns could follow paths sedate,
There seemed no room for hope to sink to hate.
I could but try to promise to eschew
Ideals transient as morning dew.