Svengali

I woke up from a dream within a dream,
which posed an uncomfortable question,
of egos in each dream that thoughts do stream,
gripping us in deep trance by suppression
of our light, plunging us in depression,
since it suggests our life lived is a lie,
with every desire pursued doomed to die,
wherein except awareness self-aware,
all other aspects must be waved goodbye,
until the day we see this truth threadbare.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Ibeh Avatar
April 23, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Your dizain is superb, Seeker. Lovely imagery in the first line! Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest
Ibeh Avatar
April 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
You're welcome, Seeker. Well, I do read a lot--classic poems, especially - so it's not hard coming up with poem titles for my contests.
Seeker Avatar
April 23, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Thank you, Edward. Svengali. How do you come up with such words?
Empress Avatar
March 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Iv missed reading and writing dizains, been a while! And i must say your poem here is beautiful! I was just thinking of how i dream within dreams lucidly sometimes and then i see this! The last lines speak volumes and are so profound! Your way with words are always so soulfully moving and divinely heart warming! Love this! A fave for me! Sending you light always
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March 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Thank you, IE dear. First, lucid dreaming, tweaking the dream and then why not lucid waking?
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