I have encountered in my course

Many open-minded folks

And often, they would friend

The journey, but not its end



Against the scholar disgrace

Too abstract for their taste

They'd rather think body and mind

A whole stoutly combined



A cerebral life

An endless strife

Sleepless pursuits

Nature's prized truths



A cerebral life

An endless strife

Sleepless pursuits

Nature's prized truths



I noticed their despair

None were truly aware

The sacrifice implied

Mistakenly applied



Reminding me asceticism

A self-refusing idealism

That someone should pursue

An endless strive for truth



A cerebral life

An endless strife

Sleepless pursuits

Nature's prized truths



A cerebral life

An endless strife

Sleepless pursuits

Nature's prized truths