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Façades of self - a poem inspired by the book “The power of now”

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Façades of self

 

 

A façade is to impress

And I am so blinded by the shine

Of your ivory-blue teeth and blossom lips

Undeniably one of a kind. 

 

Cute little wrinkles 

Splash out on your cheeks

When that smile-machinery scrambles 

Into a full-throttle charm offensive. 

 

Time is on my side

But god, it’s been half a lifetime

On this ruthless roller-coaster ride

Bouncing around bewildered by ego and pride. 

 

Awaken by chance

Or perhaps by heavenly spell

At last I see beyond the hindrance

Of my own divided self.

 

Why resent the price

I had to pay to regain my sight?

Seeing folks sleepwalk through life

Makes me bow before my Fortune’s might.

 

Fortune, god or heavenly spell

I thank you for unmasking

This ego-feeding terrestrial hell

Of my own divided self. 

 


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