Meager Mind

Expressing truth is a gift, but is
often shadowed by corruption 

We see the world through filtered screens
that impair our judgement 
Of how she smiles, and how he laughs

Withered children grow from sickness
as their hearts slowly stop

Yet time erodes away in front of us
secluding perception in a box
closing off beauty, and eternal spirit

Seeping through the cracks of life
is haunting death that frightens us

Somehow in our tiny understanding of life
we miss the real truth worth living
and deteriorate with the lost souls around us
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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