The Mind Revealed
I can imagine a world in which I am a King,
for the world revolves around me.
I can imagine the seas bowing in awe,
when my Fate has finally found me.
I imagine the world feels much the same,
and awaits the day that I take the reigns-
The day that all suffering and emptiness cease;
for I will bring an end to all pain.
Yet, still, the world looks through quixotic eyes,
and still the world turns without my command.
Fires still burn, and hearts- they still ache
and not a soul has reached for my hand.
Stop! All your dreams float to me, as feathers,
and I gather each and am warmed by their glow.
You pass, and you laugh, and you cry, each of you
as I toil in the fields only Greatness can sow.
Drifting on the wind, I wonder if you see me-
I'm close enough to hear your sorrow!
Your empty dreams surround me now,
with broken wishes soon to follow.
It seems your world is not quite mine,
and mine escapes your eyes, your touch.
And you, each one, also ride on the wind-
for your dreams just told me as much.
