In Vain
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("Dragon's Eye", 2020, original encaustic)
In Vain
In the end
We’re left with nothing really.
And in that end
What we meet, what we see
Is nothing but the mirror of our mind.
Every once is awhile we get a glimpse of this mirror,
Maybe the only thing that actually is,
And in that moment see
All we do and gather in life
Is nothing more than a veil to hide our nakedness.
In the end everything we’ve learned
Isn’t ever really us
As much as the person we wish to be
Attempting in vain
To shield what we actually are.
(1/11/24)
Copyright © James Moore | Year Posted 2024
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