Sweet opium of the masses fill my soul 

 Sweet opium of the masses fill my soul,

Far better drink of you than Wisdom's death,

For 'knowing' they know nothing of true worth 

But what is seen of planets and of earth. 

My soul is vaster than the universe,

My mind alone is caught within its bounds

Yet deep to deep calls out to me in truth

And in The One who formed me I am found.

Frank Westall 28/10/2014

 

Listen to the poem here - read by Frank Westall