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The Real Illusion
by Chris Sorrenti
Reality
solid as solid can ever be
yet so many variables…possibilities
one wonders if it isn’t more a liquid
Time - a highway linking this
our dreams…nightmares
an infinite number of lanes
leading to states of mind unforseen
tragedy, happiness…
If it feels good, do it
but why does feeling good
so often bring pain to others?
The mad, regardless of their degree
manic depressive, schizophrenic, psychopath
or simple idiosyncrasy…
Reality has as many faces
as those slated to wear it
so that each in their own way must wonder
what is real and what’s a dream?
© 1996
Photo © 2001 by author
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04/12/2008 Posted on 04/12/2008
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/12/08 at 11:47 PM Great food for thought. The last stanza said it all. Incredible write! |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/13/08 at 12:23 AM PS- it reminds me of a Moody BLues song "Cold Hearted Orb"...one of my favorites. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/13/08 at 12:32 AM PPS- ooooops! The song is actually titled "Knights In White Satin" On that note, I'm outta here!!!! LOVED the piece! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/13/08 at 04:28 AM Beautiful photo. I tend to see if as more fluid, I guess. Stanza 4 reminds me that we are all a bit mad - some just not so precisely diagnosed. ;) Thought provoking piece. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 04/13/08 at 05:23 AM And what is always said, about the fine line between madness and sanity? Thoughtful contemplation, Chris |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/13/08 at 08:44 PM The photo an excelllent complement to the poem.
To look at life as we see it with our senses is surely to wonder about reality. You've spelled it out so well. That is one reason a look to what is Real in Christ, the Ultimate Reality. |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 04/16/08 at 10:33 PM this piece definitely offers more questions than answers and i really like that. thanks for sharing chris. |
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