I wanted to think
an unthinkable thought
but the powers that be
warned against it.

I am your equal.
I am an explorer.
I want to know.

There is danger here.
You could destroy us all.
It is not about being
up to the task.

I pushed on.
God am I
stubborn.

This is my calling.
I can come back
from where none
have returned.

So I went.
Peering over the edge,
and realized
my mistake.

Pandora’s box.
The apple.
The flood.

This nothing
now is mine
to ease gently
back to sleep.