“For Just a Moment” A Poem

Breathe in,
Breathe out.
I picked up the bar, 
And tugged as hard as I could.
As I tugged,
I felt as if I was no longer man,
But now a machine.
For just a moment,
My flesh was no longer flesh,
But had become steel,
For just a moment,
I was much, much more than human.
For just a moment, 
I was the Overman,
An upwards moving force,
A going over,
A delving under,
No longer bound by my stupid human imperfections,
I was,
For just a moment,
A wild beast of nature,
A force far beyond human comprehension,
For just a moment,
I was energy itself,
I was the material that God used to craft the universe,
For just a moment,
I was one with the universe,
I was in complete control of my destiny.
For just a moment,
I was no longer “I,”
But “I” had been transformed into Ares,
“I” had become Mars,
Skanda,
Tyr,
Kyzaghan,
Verethragna,
Woden,
Neit,
Ogun,
Ekwensu,
For just a moment,
I was a conqueror, 
For just a moment, 
I heard the calling of my forefathers,
I heard them say “pick it up and join us,”
For just a moment,
I saw the face of God,
The All-Consuming Fire,
The Creator of the Universe,
The Deliverer of Justice,
The One whose very name brings tears to the evil and the wicked,
Yes,
For just a moment,
I saw His Face,
And I knew,
For just a moment,
I was no longer alive,
Nor was I dead,
But I was in a state of self-overcoming,
I was in a state of rebirth.
I felt my grip loosen,
And as I brought the bar to my waist,
For just a moment, 
My body became a line pointing all the way up to Heaven.
And then, in that short moment,
I let go,
“SLAM!”
Like a lightning bolt,
The bar hit the ground,
With such a thunderous sound,
That the birds nearby flew off in fear.
I stepped away,
And I rejoined humankind,
I returned to my normal life,
I laughed and I cried just as any human does,
But every day I remembered,
In the back of my mind,
That I was once more.
I had tasted power once,
And I needed to taste power once,
So every day,
When I am done with my papers and my friends, 
I leave humanity again,
And for just a moment,
I become more.

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