This impenetrable schism, fabricated
from within, taught from infancy,
contrived to keep out the corruption and
the embarrassments of the soul.
A conceited effort to affix eminence to the realm.
Obliteration lies down the route of chivalry
and a vacuum of misplaced ideals.
Disconsolate prisoner by choice,
only the thoughtless passenger is
blinded by the unadulterated charm of the divide.
But nature tells us the undeniable answer,
that true quality lies within,
and the partition must degenerate, collapse
into the nothingness it stands for,
so the accolade of life can be claimed.
Let it be established that arrogance
has no influence, you must yield
to your needs and lusts, set yourself
free from the chains that bind you
to the glory of a pitiful existence.
Mark Snellgrove
11 June 96