I, while the gods laugh, the world's vortex am;Maelström of... - Mervyn Peake, Collected Poems

"I, while the gods laugh, the world's vortex am;Maelström of passions in that hidden seaWhose waves of all-time lap the coasts of me;And in small compass the dark waters cram.- I, While the Gods Laugh, the World's Vortex Am"