I think maybe (maybe?) this poem has helped me understand the problem with transcendence, a word that has been foundational in both my theology and my aesthetic. But it is inherently dualistic, and there are all sorts of problems with that. My, but my thinking is stuck in grooves others have plowed, ages ago, and the trench is deep enough it takes a lot to be able to climb up and peek out. An ironic metaphor, for sure.