it's a lighthouse in the wilderness
shining a spray of consciousness
over all that is surveyed
experiencing the world through a window
framed by this meat machine,
which is optimized for chasing down prey
over long stretches of African savanna
maybe there is so much more
as so many boldly claim to know
but neither they nor i have the mechanism to know it
- even if we have a masterpiece mechanism for believing it -
so, i'll not yet extend my footings into the darkness
