Beyond

I found a key,

Unlocked a door;

Inside I found

An empty store.

Inside the store,

I found a space,

Which took me to

Another place.

The place was vast,

And deep and round,

It led me far

Beneath the ground,

Where darkness slept

For years on end;

Beyond that place

I saw a bend.

I walked towards

This curving line,

Which spiralled down

Towards a mine.

The mine was long,

And straight and true,

And like a giant

Chimney flue.

Descended I,

Towards a floor,

And saw a thing

Not there before:

And arch so tall,

It reached the sky,

And travelled up,

To Heavens high.

And as I stood,

And looked in awe,

I saw a strange,

Familiar door.

I reached towards

That door so wide,

And stepped beyond,

The world outside,

Where everything

There’d ever been

Was carved in stone,

And so serene.

I stood and stared,

And then I saw

A face I knew…

…and nothing more.