Mirage of Love

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Making the case for subtext, consider: “Rhetoricians have always admitted that a writer’s success depends on three things: What is said, how it is said, and who says it. Of these, the least important is what is said; what is suggested is what counts.” Robert C. Pinckert

Mirage of Love by Odin Roark So many have perished Struggling against infatuated tail winds, The warning sands of drifted reality, Making waste the perilous effort. An innocent’s once unclouded vision Becomes overcast, making the heart seek further, Not knowing the quenching of thirst unreachable Amidst the storm of a choking delusion. Yet… How persistent desire’s seduction, This passion of will longing to drink of love’s elixir, Unaware love requires not object But pure awareness, The beneficence of being in a state of love. Some find… Above the hot breath of passion Resides the calm of rendezvous, Where connection to the rapture, Waits patiently for the traveler. Still… How tremulous the venture, This seeking of libidinous reward, This misadventure across the deserts of beauty, Whose demands make waste the misinformed. Such a map to consider. Such a compass to contemplate Such a reward only patience can deliver. And still… Thirst is a given.

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