The flow

Begin, descend, originate, tumbledown without complain.

Deconstruct, build again, undertake our demise, unfold the end, be born again.

Pull the strings, inward flow, spiral stream, the forgotten known. 

The undertow will always thrive, drag you down, rise above, push you through the looking glass.

In the end it will begin, die again to feel alive.

Reviews

[Jeremy]

Tool is an amazing band. The evolution of their sound and their lyrics is leagues beyond most music from the 90's. Their first two albums show some of the immaturity as far as the lyrics go, but the music itself has always been amazing. Once Maynard touched on the cerebral in AEnima, he went full throttle in Lateralus and 10,000 days. Awesome.

Tool's influence is shown throughout this poem. If I had to make a suggestion, I would say to leave out direct references to their music, such as the use of undertow and the spiral stream. While I really enjoy those lines because of Tool's music, I'd say it distracts a bit for anyone who knows where it's from. I'm really looking forward to reading more of your stuff. Nice job!