Convex Reflex

by Adam Gaucher - Sagittarius

In minds as mine sometimes you feel
total isolation, and at other times:
The Universe Itself.
At the glance of a mind's eye, I'll leave it up to
others to find a parrot who knows
my name, who'll speak
my name in all its glory, commanding the gods
to bow down and succumb to my every whim.
Though alas, I take pity.  I
sacrifice good time alone to suck the
fog out of someone's bad day;  sacrifice
a good read, write, contemplation for
nothing more than another gluttony of
existence.  I hate to sound selfish,
but I feel they'll never learn.
The perfect solution is to love
yourself.  A love enough to, if needed,
be alone your whole life.  Be
obscure, be strange, make yourself
laugh out in public libraries.  Look
in mirrors and admire the beautiful
shape of your lips and piercing eyes.
Narcissism can be a great drug in
moderation.  Skip merrily on a rainy
day, take time to admit defeat.  The
strange people you come across are
always the best.  I actually know
quite a few strange people, and two
of them happen to be myself.
Birth sign: Sagittarius
Date created: 2002-04-29 03:45:20
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:25
Poem ID: 69433

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