Illusion

Sometimes imagination is my only friend
Mind over matter, there’s no strings
With a leap of faith, interpretation speaks quietly
Without an audience, reality is but an illusion
Waiting for answers, charging forward
Faith carries its own club, weighted down
Gently it reaches, precisely engineered
Generations wait with flawed anticipation
Giving solace to the masses, ignoring the obvious
Without pretense, conclusions are discarded
Abandoned with care, loneliness gives way to hope
Respectfully declined, lost in vengeful victory
Where love triumphs and hope is a futile answer
Where feelings, dreams and destiny have been stolen
Given freely, tempted by life, we control fate
If you’re in the game, you’ve already won

~Rick Berry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 6/1/2011 12:53:00 AM
Congratulation for the featured. And congratulations because of your talent Rick!
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Date: 5/24/2011 5:20:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Rick
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Date: 5/23/2011 5:02:00 PM
Very nice!! Enjoyed this very much...Congrats!!!!
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Date: 5/23/2011 5:03:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Rick. Love, Carol
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