As I gazed upon my life
I see a divide so clear
My yearning soul and the worldly stride
My ambition rears its teeth
as authenticity dies a silent death
My heart craves revelling in the inner realm
but the external world the sound of a drill in my mind
I am reminded of my privileged life
And the inner light that shines bright hides
in pursuit of the stimuli-filled fire
When all around me doze in dreams
I am awake, I come to life
All day I move away from your warm embrace
your ever-conscious shining white light
We finally meet in our cosmic dream
In the vividness of the dark night sky
Questions and answers come to light
A balancing act, my split personality,
Finding refuge in dreams
And to carry its slivers in the transient reality
“Yessongs,” 1973 center spread by Roger Dean
Smoke words every day. 
8 responses to “[525] Vivid Night, Vivid Light”
Ah Rahul, we are very much on a similar wavelength with this one 😊. This reminds me of my words and meanings I was hoping to express. You have such a way of touching the heart and creating such visceral feelings in your words. That last stanza is my favorite but I was captured by it all. Such a treat to read you this morning, excited to see where our connection goes next 😊🤗🤍
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Thank you. Means a lot that you feel I’m touching the heart. I’m so excited as well 🙂
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I remember this image as a poster aswell, love the colours, complements the poem nicely 💚
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Thank you so much. Glad you found a personal connection with the image!
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“My heart craves revelling in the inner realm
but the external world the sound of a drill in my mind
I am reminded of my privileged life
And the inner light that shines bright hides
in pursuit of the stimuli-filled fire”
Of My mind too.
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It’ll all be better. Glad you found expression of your inner realms in my words 🙂
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Great post
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Thank you. Come back to read more 🙂
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