Knowledge

You know not what I now know.

Ignorance is fatal,

Susceptible and naive.

Knowledge is torture,

Gnawing and heavy.

I sought greatness.

What are fame and fortune to a scholar?

I had questions,

I found answers.

Honesty breaks what lies do not,

Secrets were meant to be kept.

Like Frankenstein I pushed too far,

Like Caesar I fell.

Like Napoleon I met my end,

Like a king I lost my crown.

Knowledge was not meant for men,

A treasure to be sought.

Knowledge is the only thing,

That can unveil those truly corrupt.