ILLUSIONS  (4-22-91, Jamaica Beach, Galveston Island, Texas)

 
   
the being    
sleeps  
and dreams  
roadmaps  
are provided  
but for  
years  
he wanders  
aimlessly  
through    
illusion  
   
the being  
wakes  
to carve  
and leave  
his mark  
ever deeper  
upon    
and through  
each day  
it seldom    
changes  
much  
in design  
just a    
cleaning  
or retracing  
to disguise  
or redefine  
his own  
individual  
illusion  
   
the being  
thinks  
and searches  
for new  
meaning  
in his    
life  
raising  
the lid  
off  
old traditions  
practical conventions  
and acceptable  
ambitions  
only to  
discover  
for himself  
true madness  
exists inside  
all those  
mundane  
mediocre  
going nowhere  
fast  
self delusional  
old cultural  
illusions
mass
egocentrically
blinded
lies