Ayei Ibiang
@ayeiibiang080407
1 year ago

HALLUCINOSIS: Fata Morgana

From a child's eyes were made mirages
of a distant future;
that glint of optimism we cased in glass
Hope englobed so its flame wouldn't flicker;
a fairy's buzz,
so we could wish upon the stars
Pixie dust and a wizard's wand, symbolisms
of all the faith we had
Hypnosis from a tweaked perspective, reality
whirling its essence in hand

So we ventured beyond the horizon unprepared;
a voyage driven by the winds of ignorance
With mirth and a wide grin intact, we set sail;
a cabin stocked with exuberance
Uncertainties and chances, a rowboat,
peradventure the waves display belligerence
Survival, a lost course,
unless a Jewish pair of feet decides deliverance


(Interlude)


Time-travel to the years when irresponsibility
was not offensive;
When clumsy was adorable and childhood, sweet;
When the “Witch of Time" had no hands on the clock, and the curse of age obsolete;
When growth was stalled and height forbidden,
with the privileges of Neverland grazing our feet
Guess that'd have been the ideal paradise,
with everyone seemingly better of for it

If only we had envisaged the treacherous waters, perhaps we'd have taken caution to heart
But we saw safety gears as symbols of pessimism,
as a thing accursed for fact
So now we blame our innocence, or was it just the
negligence on our part?
The loss of men and cargo aboard,
with us wishing that we never even made a start



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Written by: Ibiang, Ayei Okoi
Thursday, May 11th, 2023.
5:36am
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