Friday, January 4, 2013

Delusion - Reprise


Even when I know better I tumble down the rabbit hole and find the bottle, says, "Drink me!" Of course I do.

Delusion

You make me your slave,
Paint my eyes with false colors,
Tell me your true lies.
Why do I believe?

I woke up today, again
You brushed me with sweet
Falsehoods. I want them.
God help me, I do want them.
I'll do anything.

Written December 21, 2008
First Posted April 4, 2009

5 comments:

  1. this poem speaks to me because i feel this too. there are days....
    and there are hours.....
    and there is that tank rolling over the sand toward me... i feel it.
    thanks for putting this craving into words. it keeps me coming back.

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    1. May your flattening not be beyond all joy.

      Loving you.

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  2. I am no longer reconciled to my ideals about truth. Truth hurts. I keep coming back to the line "true lies". What IS that? What is a true lie? This is such a provocative piece. Sometimes I get so lonely I'll take ay scrap bits of caring, although knowing they aren't really for me. I think I remember reading this piece when last posted. Did I? Wonder what I said then.

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    1. Ms Words, you can always check because I give you the date of the original posting. You did not comment on that post, whether you read it or not. I presume if I post as a second reprise I would refer to both earlier postings. It could be you remember the photo which I used before and don't keep track when.

      I understand that kind of loneliness and can only be grateful I no longer suffer in that way. I am more the guy who protects his singularity any more. I don't want to deflect my trajectory that much. I am sitting here alone, woke alone, with the music of "the book channel" running in the background and feel content except for the part where it cannot last.

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  3. As for "true lies"... A myth is a true lie.

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