As I gazed upon my life
I see a divide so clear
My yearning soul and the worldly stride
My ambition rears its teeth
as authenticity dies a silent death
My heart craves revelling in the inner realm
but the external world the sound of a drill in my mind
I am reminded of my privileged life
And the inner light that shines bright hides
in pursuit of the stimuli-filled fire
When all around me doze in dreams
I am awake, I come to life
All day I move away from your warm embrace
your ever-conscious shining white light
We finally meet in our cosmic dream
In the vividness of the dark night sky
Questions and answers come to light
A balancing act, my split personality,
Finding refuge in dreams
And to carry its slivers in the transient reality
“Yessongs,” 1973 center spread by Roger Dean
Smoke words every day. 
Ah Rahul, we are very much on a similar wavelength with this one 😊. This reminds me of my words and meanings I was hoping to express. You have such a way of touching the heart and creating such visceral feelings in your words. That last stanza is my favorite but I was captured by it all. Such a treat to read you this morning, excited to see where our connection goes next 😊🤗🤍
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Thank you. Means a lot that you feel I’m touching the heart. I’m so excited as well 🙂
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I remember this image as a poster aswell, love the colours, complements the poem nicely 💚
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Thank you so much. Glad you found a personal connection with the image!
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“My heart craves revelling in the inner realm
but the external world the sound of a drill in my mind
I am reminded of my privileged life
And the inner light that shines bright hides
in pursuit of the stimuli-filled fire”
Of My mind too.
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It’ll all be better. Glad you found expression of your inner realms in my words 🙂
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Great post
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Thank you. Come back to read more 🙂
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