UNCONTROLLED

The mighty forces of mysterious space

Are one by one subdued by lordly man.

The awful lightning that for eons ran

Their devastating and untrammelled race,

Now bear his messages from place to place

Like carrier doves. The winds lead on his van;

The lawless elements no longer can

Resist his strength, but yield with sullen grace.

His bold feet scaling heights before untrod,

Light, darkness, air and water, heat and cold,

He bids go forth and bring him power and pelf.

And yet, though ruler, king and demi-god,

He walks with his fierce passions uncontrolled,

The conqueror of all things — save himself.