If I am to be the new Faust & heir to Adam,

here I stand over this shallow world of water
& sand; raising fire from the mist,   something
has to burn; the heat is too great; the mighty
pressures of space are themselves mere ripples
along the edges of a shallow dish; our science
has gone beyond our perception - we no longer
see the things before us but the several events

leading up to & away from this moment; (         )
(             ), (         ), (              ) , (                         )
time is a whisper that shatters space with (         )

I am no Prometheus; I bring u nothing;
I am no Christ, tell the cops to **** w/           -s
someone else; Barabbas! Barabbas!
I'm not the Buddha honestly, I fell asleep;
no maniacal devil rules my heart;
it would be cool if it did - but, no;

Not if I am to be the new Faust & heir to Adam

if I am to surviv e beyond th       e
mist I will need a New Eve; a
new kind of woman; femal e
nonetheless; motherly but   youn g;
no i nfant birthing infants but
sainted &  nubile waiting for
Jesus if that's what it takes; ******
won't do I've concluded; I need
a girl w/ principles &     morals
as I have none to         speak of;
(                         )