NIGHT THOUGHTS

night
and i am alone on stone street 
walking with slog, deliberate, and calculated steps 
towards rutgers university a block away/ 
not another soul on the street 
with the recent change in my psychobiology 
i am assuming the role of count dracula 
content in my solitude 
enveloped by the night 
a time when i can reflect upon the quality and 
clarity of my own thoughts

there's something missing in this life of mine 
that's probably there 
that i'm not seeing or haven't had a chance to see 
but whatever it is
in essence it is cloaking itself very well

relative to man, i am advanced in wisdom; 
relative to the Universe, i know little 
man is somehow limited in his ability to 
ascend mentally and spiritually

that is a source of frustration

i try to overcome myself and my limitations 
through experimenting with life

what will be the final result of my efforts? 
clearer but more complex thoughts, perhaps 
most likely, though, an effective transcending 
of the terrestrian plane ...

Copyright:	james j nemeth 9-9-2002