A Drink From The Cup

I drank from the cup

Now I can't live without it

A playful young pup

Now an old dog with a new trick

A potion that makes all appear as if new

And all that was hidden comes into view

I drank from the cup

Knowing the danger of too much

When I woke up

The feeling had gone out of my touch

I peered into space, an immaculate hue

I ventured to taste it's impossible blue

The things I imagined turned out to be real

There weren't any secrets, I'd broken the seal

I drank from a lake

I wonder if l'll ever get back

I think a mistake

Till reason takes up all of the slack

A banquet appeared and invited to dine

On eternal bread and knowledgeable wine

My host gave a glimpse of what was to be

And I gave a toast then began to bleed

A vision ecstatic but all too brief

Left me mopping tears with an old handkerchief