It is diabolical – 
this system of gold and silver and bronze
the world has instilled for physical perfection…
this mastering level of degrees 
the world has built for the academically superior…
this absolute purity of white silk vestments of worship
the world has draped on the shoulders of a regular man.

I no longer fear the power of a tornado, earthquake or hurricane
nearly as much as 
I fear 
my desire 
to be revered 
by this world.