The Odyssey of Timothy Leary
In halls of strict conformity, where cadets marched in line,
A restless soul took its first flight, defying place and time.
From West Point’s rigid structure to the realms of mind’s expanse,
Timothy Leary danced his path, in a most transcendent trance.
Through prisms of perception, with LSD in hand,
He spearheaded a movement, a visionary’s stand.
In the heartbeat of the sixties, where consciousness took wing,
He played the role of alchemist, transforming everything.
Captured by the system, yet his spirit never chained,
The Weathermen broke prison walls, but his legacy remained.
Subject of both scorn and song, a rebel, sage, and guide,
He beckoned minds to journey forth, and leave the known aside.
In turbulent days of change and strife, he opened doors unseen,
Inviting all to venture deep, into the vast, serene.
An icon in his era, his trip both strange and grand,
Timothy Leary’s odyssey, etched in our hearts and minds, Maan.