it knew nothing of its power or prowess.  it lived a docile and, in its opinion, meaningless life for the majority of its mostly unmentionable, ignoring life... until one day it caught a glimpse of itself in a reflection.  it had seen itself in reflections before - ponds, puddles, lakes... but this reflection was different.  on the day it saw its ( Read more... )

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with or without sight
we see the truth.

stumbling,
bumbling,
mumbling

still the truth.

the truth will set us free
and
we are free to tell the truth.

see you in the future...

... and the future?

us it will see.

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the overwhelming scent
of desire's sweet lament.

there,
above all else
you shone,

a star revealing everything.

you shone
upon
all things

then gone,
i wondered
where you'd
been.

the abyss
is great,
the great abyss.

wondering
what it brought you
i am left at a loss.

is it forever
that's attractive?
tomorrow's sweet
promise?

i find myself
still wondering
the merits of
my words.

.. until,
at least,
i realize i am more
than absurd.

the heavens decided
perfection should reign.
reality, in turn, showed
nothing would be gained

by assuming the best,
let alone rising to it,
and now here we live
digging out of this pit

that has trapped us for years
in its audacious assumption
we all should fall victim
to ideals' sweet consumption.

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