The dark lower world,
A confusion of buildings
And shadows

Who move and work
As they always do.
Never stopping,
Never relenting.

Up in their dark sky
A shadow of life,
Meaningful life –
Life that was never meant for them

The skyline littered
With buildings that
Grab for the sky,
Yet can’t reach far enough

To their dream
Of that dark sky
Seeing but never touching
The quest for meaning

The glittering castle
Reigning above all,
Floating in the dark sky,
Above the dark city –
That world that shouldn’t be.

The castle of nothingness,
Empty halls except
For those sat upon the throne,
Ruling their world that mustn’t be -

But always is.