Life As Metaphor
I can explain in metaphor
The stories of my life
As a person who exists
But live without control
Introducing the countless
Characters of my life
Each one a segment
In muted reflection of me
Acting upon the stage
Of life's mediocre tragedy
All engaged in conversation
Forced to exchange pleasantries
Living in shame
Raging from the half-truths
That dresses their lives
Afraid of their lust
Found in meaning
The pain of life
Yet in the quiet hours
When the curtain falls at last
Disrobed from their prejudices
Entwined in a single course
When their masks of preferred guise
Are removed to show the same source.
Copyright © Brian Olinger | Year Posted 2005
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