Ex Nihilo Subjecti
(full title "productio totius substantiâ ex nihilo sui et subjecti" meaning
"the act of bringing the entire substance of a thing into existence from a state of non-existence" )
I stand
Alone
atop the mountain
gazing down
at the raging seas
beneath
me.
The sky is black
with thunderheads
and the lightnings
dance
to suit
my
mood.
From the sea
before me
by my will
alone
molten rock
bursts forth
forming
a new
mountain.
I raise my arms
and call
the arctic blasts
the icy winds
of the frozen poles
to blast against
this ring of fire
and the rain
beats down
upon it
and the lightnings
sear
its crown.
A symphony
of natures
vast
capacity
for creation
and
destruction
and I
am
the
conductor.