Bubble of Illusion - More of You
When thoughts cease to flow, where does ego go.
- Unseeking Seeker
As your mind betrays,
you are here yet so far away.
Days, ashy and gray,
stagnate, and I am left
to sift through thoughts
that sputter, disconnected
in the distance of
your dimming gaze.
Above quivering lips,
your bleary eyes glaze
and blur the lines
between illusions and truth.
There, your dreams drift off and deflate.
Where I search for you,
I find my hidden heartache.
Today, I catch a glimpse
of you caught in a push and pull
of id and ego,
past and present, the struggle of it
all on display.
(I dry your tears.)
Other days, I see my own
flaws and failings
as I reach out to you
time after time
in your descent.
(I dry my tears.)
Some days, I find my strength
bubbling to the surface of you,
and you briefly find you.
And now I, in scarlet, watch
over your slumber.
Sleepless, I am lost
in depths of onyx night,
mindful that morning’s saving
light may once again turn
to grays of lost images.
I wonder if you feel my love
in your restless sleep.
I wonder if you feel moments of peace.
I imagine that I am, to you,
just a stranger,
a friendly wave
on the other side of your fence,
or when needed,
the flicker of a lantern
on your darkening trail.
At most, I am a fleeting memory
who sees myself in you more clearly -
So much in life
depends upon our own reflection
in another’s eyes,
even in the distance.
Date: 5/19/22
Contest: Bubble of Illusion
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
Copyright © Rhonda Johnson-Saunders | Year Posted 2022
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