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Lights On
Lights off;
divination.
lights on;
demarcation.
two halves of me
form a wholly incomplete;
mirror image in a
glassy reflection.
the man behind,
i see-
I live with, in disharmony.
jealous, of his
outside foe,
he curses-
most vehemently.
and every time
us two do meet,
he begs; to be
in the life
I lead.
for he-
lives in a world
of dreams,
and yearns-
to feel reality.
he wants mine.
and i want his.
this ___steadfast line___
between.
and if the chance
us two shall switch,
we'll find our own
nirvana, niche.
but wishing does not
toil.
for i row in the
grime,
on this current of oil.
standing still
in time.
we meet this night
i plead my plight.
i am not.
content.
he asks,
why?
i scoff;
i vent,
"...the end is nigh."
to him, of here, i say-
you dream of here so gay...
...but
every second
more people die
and
the papers read worse
each day.
we eat like pigs,
we live in homes,
we count our cash,
and count small woes.
and of bad things we do write poems.
like how we lost our keys or phones.
and out we go to buy a new thing
convinced of the goodness that they do bring
and in my land this is the "mind"
a capitalist breed of the purest kind.
while
across the world
they live in shirts
they're glad
to find some food in dirt
and of bad things they do hurt.
like how their dreams are most inert.
and to this...
we'd say its not our fault and sigh
we tried with what we had
and are we righteous in that lie
when most are barely sad
theres no excuse
for fraternal abuse
not god nor prayer can aid
to change the system we have made
where beliefs form thrones
and to each his own.
all for .one. for all
is
lost
for (most) desires cater
at all's cost
so here i lie
with dreams that soar
i have so much
and want much more.
but not for me
i want your side
a place of peace and love in stride
where every desire has healthy start
and equitable hope is in every heart
oh what a joy to be!
perhaps you'll dream me
a mental boat
to plow my stream
on your thoughts that float
and then we'll like
what we see in the mirror
for i'm sure
each day we'll see it clearer
and together
we'll find
our worlds will blend
a fated heaven and earth
we'll mend
so
lets stop the cause
for the hesitation
and steer the course
for our destination
Light off;
demarcation.
Lights on;
divination.
2009
