DELUSION OF GRANDEUR

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There is this bench I love sit on outside of my house

I sit to ponder on the small things of life

Like the chirping birds on the tree, the whistling sound of the wind, the water that romances our ankles at the beach

I think of great things as well

But not before I must have romanticized my persona and given strong appraisal to the main character that dwells inside of me

That idea that makes you give a nasty smirk at yourself in the mirror

The forever tempting mindset that there is nothing you cannot own or achieve

That your heels will not be bruised if you jumped down from the Eiffel tower

Does this touchy subject make you feel like a villain?

Oh stop it

Villains are the characters that ended up not proving themselves

If the movie of life speaks loudly of you and gives you a fine grand ending, then you get your flowers

Or does this perhaps make you feel like a fraudster?

Easy

Just be a very good one and pray never to ever get caught

But how fiercely do I have to wrestle against big-bad reality to stand a chance to see the light of a new day?

Well I’m pumped up today

I can lift off this burden of desolation that sits over me with just my eyelids

I might not tomorrow

But I shall tell myself these alluring truths over and over again

That tough times are only as tough as my imagination

That the ground on which I walk sinks in coordinated humility

That my words are shackle breakers

And yes

I do believe strongly that I am made of stardust and my blood is made of expensive liquid ruby.

Comments

  1. BhernnieDPoet9 November 2023 at 09:25

    The believe in THE SELF and in THE SELF's WORTH makes the huge difference.... Everything else (good, bad, ugly, beautiful) are accidentals.

    A lovely piece... Keep it up.

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