Incising memory
Of exorcised desire
Upon the crest
Surveying an Empire of Light
Superimposed upon the mazy suburban grid
Etched in bold relief against the satin backdrop
Myriad glowing grains
Reflections of the larger part of a broken China plate
I was told without a shadow
That this was the way back
The path home
But everything here is unfamiliar and strange
I must have misheard or been misled
I have to return to the starting point
Follow the road to within
The only sure course to reach the wider realm without