07-04-2011, 08:02 PM
The body of the poem itself is rather wonderful, especially the second verse, which is in its strange way profound. The epigraph though seems like a jumble of words as it progresses, and in my opinion isn't needed.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe