[ NaPo 2021 ] [ OPAR ] Power

without beginning or end
once embraced  
---you may refuse to let go;  
its hold only as strong  
as the belief that you can't  
live without it  
 
Fools Gold;  
an attractive prospect  
often presented in the form  
of an unremarkable, metal band  
 
so as not to distract attention  
from the bearer at its center  
---feeding the ego  
with illusion of control  
as it assumes the starring role  
in a dramatic power play  
 
telling an often overlooked story  
of how the more powerless one feels  
the more invisible one becomes