Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The romancer of mirages

 

I see a huge wave of sadness

building up on the horizon,

I’m a tiny assemblage

drifting along a gentle stream in the sea,--

some pieces of junk and a bit of driftwood;

a chance assemblage by circumstantial winds,

Then a massive wave comes crashing

and tosses me ashore.

 

Now I’m more fragmented,--

Pieces of junk here;

bits of driftwood there,

My sense of identity further broken,

With pain and jealousy,

my shattered pieces gloat over

the peaceful happy world over there,

Little do I realize that

only a fragment sees the mirage of perfection.

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