Primordial

Within a large, devoid, empty void;

The person I was, was destroyed.

He was consumed and constrained, by Chaos and Nyx;

And filled with more fear, than within the depths of Styx.

In obsidian anguish my old being would stay;

Lead by Erebus, forsaken, eternally astray.

He wandered in sadness guided by loneliness;

Devoid of all happiness, filled by hopelessness.

There was no Hemera in his blinded sight,

As he restlessly traveled the binding night.

Then, I met a being of implausible, divine might;

Called Aether, who gave unto me, discerning light.

Illumination and radiance, provided my form, with rebirth;

Giving the new mortal, also, an over-abundance of mirth.

I was taken from the depths of Tartarus, the abyss;

Leaving behind all my past fears, and all emptiness.

I returned to a familiar, yet new foreign land;

Known as Gaia, and issued a new command:

The light whispered “Seek Eros”, into my ear;

And my new Anake became completely clear.

I searched down below, and looked up high;

On the tan ground, and in the sapphire sky -

Yet, Eros was not found, and after years I let out a sigh.

That`s when a being beyond profound, heeded my cry.

Uranus filled my weary, worn eyes;

And said “Eros wears a clever disguise -

See beyond your perception, which all too often lies,

Look within yourself, for there, is where Eros truly resides”.

Looking within I found these words to be utterly true

From that day forward, I felt even more brand new

I used to live, only with the desire to try and survive;

Now with love of oneself, a burning fire, I feel so alive.

Composed By: Andrew Drucker