Slain by the Abhorrent Cruel Lust, but
Rescued from the Deadly Fires of Sodom
Elevated to the Heights of Reason
Enlightened to the Plight of Obsession
Lucid motive I Conceive, from It my
Underlying superfluous Ego.
Soul and Spirit, Mind and Heart: Together
At Last have conquered my long primal Lust
United Purpose, One for Balance, Strive
To moderate my various desires
Success embodies my revived smooth Self
And All are One, yet separate: beautiful
Have found myself through endless men and straits
And Unified the disparate parts of my Actuality

—Daniel David Perz,
     JUNE 10, 2000