My mind is glowing I think I’ve worked out that which has been bugging me That which has eluded me all this time That which we all seek to understand Or that which we all seek to control Scoff, as you may Leer as you will certainly do As I transcend this world Guided by not my spirit, Not by my soul There’s a sense of belonging A sense that something – us perhaps – fits No sense, no wonder, it is That we should seek out this soul-mate And find it firmly beyond our reach Yet I see this yearning This black hole of gravitation between us But two polarised magnets Attractive to each other But driven away by some unseen force The sensation fades Over time, everything does, All that is left, all that remains, Is that sense of self, the awareness of what was And what we thought we shared