My Surreal World - Inspired By Constance La France
I live in the surreal and I like how it feels, I am much more the hero in there;
When reality strikes it fills me with fright and nobody about me cares.
In my own head, in that world instead, I am confident and handsome and bright;
And in my fantasy mind, the struggles I find always seem to turn out just right.
But to survive and stay alive I must visit where other people live;
Where I am awful plain and feel the pain of lacking the best God has to give.
When in that world I roam I am always alone and haven’t any friends;
In the world I prefer I am popular and my magnanimity never ends.
I am loved by all and have a ball; there are adventures every day;
Being too shy and a clumsy guy never seem to get in my way.
Real world folks think I’m a joke because I am always staring off into space;
They just aren’t aware and what do I care, when I’m in my special place.
Don’t feel bad for I am not sad that in your world I don’t fit in;
To tell the truth you are a bit uncouth in my surreal fantasy land;
But don’t despair for I wouldn’t dare be rude and mean in the surreal;
In my mind we are always kind because I know how you would feel.
NOTE: This poem was inspired by a response I received from Constance La France to a post I
posted on one of her blogs where she said, “I have one foot in reality and one foot in surreal..
and I like it there” – This gave birth to the line, “I live in the surreal and I like how it feels” – the
rest of the poem grew from those roots.
Copyright © Joe Flach | Year Posted 2011
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