Saturday, July 26, 2014

Paper Mache Sword Play



They say
in their infinite wisdom
of convenient cliches

Love conquers all

Really?

Can love beat disease?

Make cancer cells dissolve
with a heartfelt hug?

How about cruelty?

Or crushing infidelity?

Does love possess
super hero qualities?

I wish it did

What a better
world this would be

But as often
seems to be the case
the truth often does not
cooperate with our dreams

For you see

Love can be a transient
joyful magical experience

A delicate flower

A beautiful ethereal
cotton candy treat

But not the concrete reality
of eternal permanency
we poetic dreamers
wish it to be





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