Uniqueness
The bond we share is nameless.
Has many names known by other means.
Not games but strategic interludes.
Surreptitious encounters,
left to others minds
being reviewed for content,
if they can decipher its true intent
just when you seem close
the nuances will gleam
cut short your boast.
Was it something that you missed?
A cue that took a different twist?
Maybe somehow, something
that caught your eye…
a minute fray in the thread
of the common fabric of your mind,
bent time
made thoughts go astray
or was it simply designed that way
from the beginning.
A colorful distraction caught by the wind ...
timed so perfectly, becoming aligned
to other quirks of circumstantial happenstance.
Caught just enough
in the gravity of things
to start a spark to dance
within your eyes,
create a mini tidal wave
which grew to a crescendo,
left you inclined to
plant a shadow of a doubt.
Winding the clockwork in your brain,
a mind-fart which, became a hurricane,
caused your mind to drift
from the ridiculous ...to the absurd
So much so ...
it created a perfect diversion
Which made you
slip and lose your grip,
left you perilously close
to the back roads of the insane
After such a close call with death…
You stopped for a spell
to catch your breath
Barely enough to pass the test...
pulled back loose thoughts,
regained finesse
Focused on design,
more so than content,
although more inclined
to look with open mind.
Astonished when
it seemed to become clear,
near as perfect,
A match evident even to the blind.
What common sense would not retract.
You saw some genius at work there.
Logic too closely knit to be easily unwound,
much less carelessly attacked, as new contexts,
delivered, fresh faces beautiful and clear/clean.
Facets of a dream embraced;
its charm renewed...
Even its faults endearing,
who are even we to know
in the greater scheme
of things unseen,
Is this real
or is it just a dream
Or are you
much like all the rest
Take a cursory glance
at best.
Going about
your business,
No longer amused
Or in the least
entertained
Nothing ventured …
lesser
Gained
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Written on 2018
Submitted by Charles2 on September 16, 2023
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