The children are playing Minecraft again
Rendering a world their own
Full of grand spires and profound dungeons
Free to build and fly for a moment
They’re excited by omnipotence
But soon they’ll get bored
Danger will tempt them with excitement
TNT and lava and Creepers
And then they’ll use their power to burn it all down
Giggling at the destruction of their own palace
Because they know
Without peril their world is no fun
-T. Weeks
(A response to “Life and Death“)