TWO MINUTES OF TRUTH

lex5150

Is  it  good  to  pursue  true  happiness?   Can  we  handle  the  pain,  can  we  pay  the  price?  

Is  there  any  real  reason  we  live?   Do  we  really  need  the  strife?  

We  journey  from  life  to  death  through  decades  of  indecision.   We  subject  our  minds  to  a  perfect  picture,  painted  by  false  pretenses  created  by  dreamers.  

We’re  poisoned  by  fairy  tales  of  the  good  life  all  while  we’re  drowning  in  social  standards.  

We  raise  our  glasses  in  toast  to  vain  repetitions  of  fantasies  conceived  and  born  out  of  lust.  

We  struggle  to  compensate  when  little  ones  cry  without  crossing  boundaries  when  they  ask  why.  

We  justify,  lie,  swear,  promise  then  pack  them  all  into  a  box  and  label  it  “Pride”.  

We’re  contrary,  merry,  and  we  tarry  because  we’re  unsure.   We  hold  our  hopes  in  the  palm  of  our  hands  and  wash  our  faces  in  the  waters  of  guilt  while  treading  further  into  unknown  depths  of  the  oceans.  

Eager  to  please,  our  love  can  be  measured.   We  hold  our  loved  ones  in  our  hearts  to  be  treasured.  

We  live,  we  laugh,  we  love,  we  hate.   We  give,  we  take,  we  sacrifice,  we  fake.   We  are    deā€evolution in a passing  moment.  

Who  knows  how  long  this  will  last,  with  the  pace  of  our  lives  so  fast.    

Will  we  burn  ourselves  out  before  we  reach  the  apex  of  our  time?  

In  writing  all  this,  am  I  losing  my  mind?  

I  have  a  longing  in  my  soul,  a  desire  to  rest.   A  rhapsody  of  discord  tears  through  my  heart,  leaving  behind  a  void  that  I  fear  may  never  be  filled.  

I  sleep  but  never  rest.   I  ponder  but  never  know.   I  hope  but  only  get  hurt.   I  die,  but  I  am  never  dead.  

I’m  tortured  from  the  outside  in.   I’m  alive,  but  not  living.   I  am  but  am  not.   Please  help  me.  

  • Author: lex5150 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 9th, 2015 14:28
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