Fait Accompli

Today I watched a video Set to music It was faithless stuff Reminding me Of the creatures in virtual reality Trying to discern how to navigate Through their maze of Confused white lights And misdirection Upheld by a puff of air With only the vaguest notion Of some reward to strive for -- And I realize how the Signals the maze gave off threw you And led you down exactly the path Upon which you meandered Lost and alone. Still you tried glancing back once or twice Lingering with hope for salvation But eventually you stopped Looking back (Salts sting) Resolved You forged ahead And the labyrinth that had been built Frustrating at each turn Tripped you up a few more times Until you finally Found your way out. It wasn't easy to Let you go Without so much as a whimper Bearing witness to This experiment Staying put Soundless This void overwhelming Even though the whole time I was screaming "no!" If only silently In my own mind... And of course you couldn't read my mind And of course it didn't go our way And off course And off -- And on yet we go.