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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

What I found, inside an envelope

A word that is used too often;
but some say:
Not nearly enough
An equation with no set solution
a condition
that cannot be sliced open for analysis.
sometimes
a comedy of errors
resulting in a happy ending
but really, who believes in those anymore?

At other times, concluding with tragedy
the audience prefers that option
Mostly futile, yet always delivers
a subliminal message
to the furtherest corners of Earth.

melts ice; dissolves stones
builds impenetrable walls
as well as classic white picket fences
recalls
squiggly writing
boldly etched in wood
heralding the arrival of that certain someone
bluesy warbling,
played infinitesimally
on radio stations
repetitively lamenting their loss

This is the biggest paradox
since time began
an expression that is so abstract
it is incomprehensible
unpredictable and unaccountable
it is what we are
we have what they have

Whether you believe in this tale or not
No-one
is to blame here
These are the things
that are beyond our control
hidden between the lines
Be wary, but
not afraid. Savour the taste of these words;
Just don't drown
in the calamity of thoughts.

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