Delusion

poem by: John Prophet
Written on Jan 23, 2023

Delusion.
Center
of the
universe.
Made
in the
image of.
Deluded.
Self
impressed.
Self
important.
By whose
measure?
Nothing
to measure
against.
Internal
data points
nothing
more.
Autobiographical.
Gazing
in the
mirror.
Seeing
all there
is to
see.
Swirling
in the
cosmic
wind.
Adrift
in false
reality.
Self
inflicted
delusion.
Grappling.
Dancing
with ghosts.
Nothing
is what
it seems.
Inhabiting 
the finite.
Simple 
place
to be.

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Leon Veneman commented on Dec 24, 2024 at 2:28am

I guess the extra lines you use are there for a reason? It took me some reads to get into it, it's a nice poem.

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