I think from moments of utmost hilarity
Come words of deepest sincerity

Seriousness masked in comedy
A common remedy for those still trapped in shells.

The wisest words are spoken
When hearts are shattered.

Lives intact will never remain so
If living is a lie
That will not have mattered.

And so we walk the streets, broken
In hopes of finding our best selves.

We are a hypnotist's dream;
Bound and confined by our own wicked spells.

04/05/2006

Author's Note: And I repeat, desultory.

Posted on 04/06/2006
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