The mighty forces of mysterious space <br /> Are one by one subdued by lordly man. <br /> The awful lightning that for eons ran <br />Their devastating and untrammeled race, <br />Now bear his messages from place to place <br /> Like carrier doves. The winds lead on his van; <br /> The lawless elements no longer can <br />Resist his strength, but yield with sullen grace. <br /> <br />His bold feet scaling heights before untrod, <br /> Light, darkness, air and water, heat and cold <br /> He bids go forth and bring him power and pelf. <br />And yet though ruler, king and demi-god <br /> He walks with his fierce passions uncontrolled <br /> The conquerer of all things – save himself.<br /><br />Ella Wheeler Wilcox<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/uncontrolled/
