fading mirage
by harlon rivers
stale promises beheld lightly
conjecture blowin’ in the wind
unsated expectations dwindling
self-fulfilled prophesy indelibly unveiled
eroding possibilities foreshadow
preemptive notions stigmatized
trying to make sense
out of burgeoning darkness ,
closer to the light
tis’ better to behold
a thickly clouded sky
than descry a shining light
insensible to feel
its penetrating touch into darkness ,
weary of chasing a fading mirage
though passing time
may assuage great expectations ,
not all that glitters is a fool’s gold
it’s not only in my mind ,
all these long and twisting roads
not all diamonds in the rough
yield a languished shine
you live and it hurts you ;
you give up you die ...
it took along time
to get here still standing ,
now "I’m just becoming
comfortably numb" ...
Everything in life you think you've figured out , just reveals another path to another set of questions
"destigmatize mental illness ... kindness matters"
"comfortably numb" is part of a lyric line from a song by that name;
written by: WATERS,ROGER/GILMOUR, DAVID JON
