I See a Narcissus Lurk

Minds stratified in complexity The layers different in all living The psyche forms unique entity On alien parasites it won’t cling. In deep layers many secrets hide Search of sub-conscious can’t find Probing calls from world outside Echo, can’t enter the closed mind. A lone prisoner of own making A cocoon in introvert isolation I see all the ugly faces receding Me stuck in web of self-adulation. My clouded mind turns Nemesis Makes a mirror of mirage for me I look into it reaching the oasis It is only me that I always see. In self-adoration, a mad perception I see a Narcissus in me lonely lurk A secret morphing into obsession Lies buried, insulated in the dark. Written : December 4, 2017 Contest : Strand Select J, Any Form, Any Theme Sponsor : Brian Strand