luminosity

the hollowness of pure thought

eludes me temporarily,

I strive for excellence in what

I see, blotting out the reality

of existence as if it were

some kind of barrier to growth;

taught to have good posture,

I walk through the night

with my illusive cane, hoping

to find other sojourners on the

same path but none appear;

Lost in a world of mediocrities

alone in a fantasy vision 

life becomes what it is not and

I sit at the foot of its greatness.

June 29, 2024