Life, a lie

Cinderella story of the fables;

Epic narratives of great nations;

Folklore songs of simpletons;

All ratify victory of good over evil.

Light above darkness is imagination

To retain the hope of a ‘morrow 

Planted as a seed in childhood, to be nurtured into vegetation.

Man has seen not anything but the conquest of the weak by the strong.

The fall of the simple to the deceptive;

The crushing of the poor by the prosperous;

The triumph of betrayal over trust;

The only realities of life presented on a platter.

Blinded by the illusion of a bright reality

Man’s farcical life is a lie unto self.

Hope prolonging the wait for good to arrive

With the inevitable and only eventuality – fall presenting, albeit painted in multiple hues.

The deception of life makes living unworthy.

Call out, oh mortal man if your experience narrates otherwise,

Again to paint a streak of hope that you create

To make another’s lie of living look like life.