Illusions illusions everywhere
Fake smiles lying here and there
Everyone is selfish
But say that they do care.
I spread my arms for some warmth
But just cold air fills my lungs
I open my eyes for some love
But all I get is illusions.
Water changes color with sky
Flowers smell to attract
Even butterflies lose their colors when they die.
Are they too wearing masks
Or are these just illusions
Are we living for real
Or is life just another illusion?
Author notes
Is life really what it actually looks like?
Or are we leaving in the world of illusions?
A contest entry
- Be Inspired [[Picture]] by Manda Kathryn.
450 points, ended March 23, 2008, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - PLEASE! Help me get rid of my points! by Shenanigans.
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Comments
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This is great! I love the questions
that you asked in here. Sometimes life
has a funny way of presenting itself to us.
We can only hope that what we see in our
lives aren't always illusions. Things can
get pretty complicated very quickly when such
things happen.
Beautiful work here and thanks a lot for entering
this into my contest. I appreciate it and wish
you the best of luck with it here!
Jeremy0826 -
WOW!!! This one is great. Super-powerful. I believe we have all felt this at some pt or another, for me it was last year. Anyway I hope that things get better for you. I love the comparisons, you raise a very important question here. The sense of melancholy conveyed through your words is moving. One thing you might want to look at--in the 2nd to last line, you say 'are we leaving for real.' do you mean living?
Best of luck in the contest,
Shannon -
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Thank you so much for the comment and inspiration.
Thanks for the correction. I've worked on it.
Your words were really inspiring.
Thank you so much.
Take care
God bless.
--Peru
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Excellent questions asked in this profound poem that screams off the page ... Bravo :0
♥
Thank you for your entry
Best of luck
Stay safe
~Manda
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