h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The beast rolls on like a Juggernaut with a mission,
Hauling behind it, pulling along, are billions of chains,
Each chain a life, when one breaks they're consigned to memory

Long has this beast travelled, from the dawn of time
None know how long this is, or how far its travelled
But all fear its awsome power, and many feel powerless behind it

Many have attempted to get a better grip of their chains,
Those who have been successful, have made better use of the beast
Some people suffer mericlessly because they have not learned

Then there are those who have attemped to climb the beast
Those who have manipulated the other chains, and cut some off
But they too will be eventually shaken off by it and leave its pull

A sad few try to cut their chains, tired of being thrown about
Some try to cut their neighbours chains, and make them suffer
Many though try to work together and aid those next to them

The fewest in number are those who have tried to tame the beast,
They no longer want to be pulled, but want to do something about it
These are a brave few, who want to think for themselves

For none of us know how we became tied to the beast,
And we may never know, but we must have the motivation to find out
For it is those who don't want to know who suffer the most

Poetry huh? (Yay Day of the Tentacle)

Is that an entry for the Post Terran?

It's really cool.

A bit reminiscent of Yeats' The Second Coming, but that's by no means a criticism.

I'm not really into poetry, Mum likes the War Poets

Thanks guys and gal.

Sorry I've not been on for a couple of days, I was doubled over with stomach pains at the weekend, whilst simultaneously trying to organise my room as a working environment... not a good combination. And I was busy in work yesterday (my day off today).

I was thinking of putting it in to the post when I was half way through writing it actually. For some reason I was feeling quite melancholy on Friday, and anyway I wrote this.

I'll admit to not having read a lot of Yeats, other than in school (which seems longer and longer ago...), but as you say I'm not taking the comparison as an criticism