Within the Veil
(“Outside Looking In Merit Badge”, 2011, original oil)
Within the veil of illusion
The mind spins its web
Of deceptive persona
For fun and fear
Projecting in the cause of protecting.
Since everyone seems to be doing it
You’re crazy if you aren’t
And yet by definition
You become crazy if you are.
The challenge
Is to keep your original-mind innocence
Or somehow regain it once lost.
Many people grow old and die
Without even knowing
What they have lost
Within all they have gained.
(4/28/26)
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