I clasp my knees to my chest
A fetal ball spinning
The Earth rotating
And being swung around by Father Sun
Whee!
An endless Carnival ride

I enter into myself, the Earth
I approach the still place around which all motion turns
Spinning through fire
Roiling atoms
Between each pair of atoms is a still place

The Guardian is a fire-breathing, horned demon.

     I ask him,
     "How am I to use the energy of rage?"
     He replies,
     "Fire is a portal into a timeless, eternal moment.
     "You must enter that portal."

     I ask him,
     "What is that moment in space?"
     He replies,
     "It is the axis about which rapid transformation occurs."

     I ask him,
     "How do I reach that point?"
     He replies,
     "Your talisman will be to become aware in your rage of the axis about which your physical body turns
     "(Which is the Earth)"

     I ask him,
     "How can I remember all this."
     He replies,
     "Review these words three times before you leave."

And so I struggle three times to remember his words
Before I become a dark star bursting into light.