This floating ideal

The path precarious
The pitch slight

Other feet ascend
Proof; the rise can be walked

From a distance
The coiling ribbon, seen

Yet, as your own foot falls
The path becomes, unclear

Ideal – an island
Suspended in sky

Empire – a lattice work
Of those connected, in faith
Built up… from the ground

This floating ideal

The path precarious
The pitch slight

Other feet ascend
Proof; the rise can be walked

From a distance
The coiling ribbon, seen

Yet, as your own foot falls
The path becomes, unclear

Ideal – an island
Suspended in sky

Empire – a lattice work
Of those connected, in faith

Built up… from the ground