the great illusion
08.11.07 (8:52 am) [edit]
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a time warp is what life’s become,
hours can seem like days,
days pass as if they were minutes,
moments seem real, permanent,
soon becoming vague memories,
most sadly, or perhaps not, forgotten,
our days doomed to oblivion
remembering perhaps too great a burden,
stored perhaps in some dark back room,
some deep mostly forgotten basement of our minds,
stacked in boxes high,
like old papers wrinkled and forgotten,
waiting in vain to reenter into consciousness.
old outside, feeling young within,
our bodies change,
at times, it seems a betrayal,
the inner self observes it all
wondering all the while…. why?
often in the forefront this simple question,
answers slow in coming,
if they come at all.
even if an answer arises,
can it be shared with others?
we stumble often through the chaos of life,
suffering caused by others, also by ourselves, often unknowing,
clueless of the others pain, and they of ours.
prisoners of our own perspective
causing turmoil at times, communication often impossible.
lonely in a crowd,
a stranger to our loved ones,
they to us,
a cold dark world at times,
our built bridges long and difficult to cross.
words often lack meaning,
lost in a world of subjectivity,
discounting and discounted,
lost in a maze of memories, transferences and projections.
the inner self wants to scream,
or perhaps does, but no ones listens.
love and empathy easily said,
perhaps most understand the meaning,
the living out however a different matter,
perhaps impossible most of the time,
yet when it happens,
even if for a moment only,
a second perhaps,
connection with another is made,
one is seen,
touched on a deep level,
it is often enough, easing pain for awhile,
perhaps a seed planted
a lesson learned in seeing others as ourselves.
perhaps our isolation is the great illusion.
posted by: LadyG (reply)
post date: 08.11.07 (8:37 am)
This is very nice mitch and very true, especially about growing older but still feeling young.
posted by: mitchdolittle (reply)
post date: 08.11.07 (11:11 am)
Thank you ladyG.....have a good cruise.
Peace
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