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Mystagogia

"what is your wishing? 
my little child, my little idiot
didn't you listen to cross-eyed man?"
"as you may know", 
whispered the deranged father, 
"inveterate dreamers 
have the most fragile belief in life
they're chain-smokers by nature
and with grim rise of urbanization
in the end they only follow
the cold wave to Norilsk"
so I ask again: 
"dear mademoiselle
dear chatelaine
dear mistress of nonchalance
aren't your exploits a little bit foolish? 
aren't you going a little bit mad?"
and through the amused laugh 
the sinister answer follows: 
"aren't we all mad here, my dear?"

Copyright © William Greco

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