Upon this Marble Ball

Gazing from the star's upon this marble ball,
the answer is always being sought,
that understanding maybe can be bought,
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In the darkness of my mind
the shadows block the light,
but what will be seen
when there isn't any insight,

Distant is the knowledge
that seems so close at hand,
searching in a sandbox
for a single grain of sand,

Thought's of thoughts
dancing through my head,
even for a scholar
it's impossible to be read,

Knowledge and understanding
are attempting to be wed,
but does it really happen
before I'm surely dead,

The question of existence,
scare's me with it's chill,
do I really want to know
for who will pay that bill,

The answer I have sought
Personally and to some degree,
is what I always thought,
but some may not agree,

That I am but a speck
upon this Marble Ball.