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The State of Perplexity

25 May 2008·Early work

My world has crumbled,my world has crumbledyes, my world has crumbledmy world as I know it has crumbledright in front of my very eyes.

I did not see it comingI did not see it comingno I did not see it comingIf I did, I would have done allthat which is possible to stop this demise

All that I know, love and trust are now goneGone, gone, gone, gone never to returnNow if I were responsible for this demiseIt would not be so bad

Hands visible and invisiblesought to take my light awayThey wanted to ensure that Iwould no longer find happinessin the realm of love, laughter,prosperity and tranquility

Their actions were not provoked by any misdeeds of mineIt is not that I grudged, despised or undermined any of the onesI have never slighted them andI have never judged themOn the contrary, I have only embracedeach and every one of them

In the realm of the anew is where I am subjected to resideCertainly, in this new reality,the likes of love and pleasure will never be realizedFor such to be realized, I would need my lightIf I were to have my way,I would reverse father time

Not to vanquish those who seek to harm mineNot even to castigate themfor the thoughts that they had bubbling on the insideReverse, reverse father time only so that I can once again sharein the splendor of that which was mineYes it would be good once again to see, feel, taste andbe touched by that which was mineOnly this time I would even be suspicious of the wind that blows each and every time.

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