Poem: The Quest

By Jack Brummet

It’s all one story—
A ragged shape-shifting tale

Of incredible coherence and constance,
Encompassing all you know,

All you don’t know you know,
And all you one day will know.

There is more
To be seen, tasted, heard, and felt

Than can ever be known or told.
Our myths flourish and spread,

Person to person,
And the mysteries of the seas and skies and stars

Fill our collective conscience
With mystical scenery,

Quests, and tales of greatness.
These myths, tales, and fables

Cannot be invented, ordered, or denied.
When you strip away the stage flats, makeup, and costumes,

It’s all one story
Starring our private heroes and dreams.
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