Cyber Where

by Jesse Shanks

Empty, expansive aether air
Desolate , vast, the cyber where
Wand'ring like ancient Ulysse
Tempest tossed on the winedark sea
Avoiding sirens, crashing rocks
Evil wizards, destructive cyclops
Kin to Aeneas, Rome to found
Like Dante's trials beneath the ground
Just as Faust seeks his salvation
And Whitman's song of soul elation
Heavenly journey, mystical chance
A flaming star, a flaming dance
Modern wand'ring on history's trail
Brand new spin on an age old tale
Wondering if you could ever be
My Gretchen, my Beatrice, my Penelope?