A spirit sped

1A spirit sped

2Through spaces of night;

3And as he sped, he called,

4"God! God!"

5He went through valleys

6Of black death-slime,

7Ever calling,

8"God! God!"

9Their echoes

10From crevice and cavern

11Mocked him:

12"God! God! God!"

13Fleetly into the plains of space

14He went, ever calling,

15"God! God!"

16Eventually, then, he screamed,

17Mad in denial,

18"Ah, there is no God!"

19A swift hand,

20A sword from the sky,

21Smote him,

22And he was dead.