The infinite world of the private⁣⁣
entertains my waking moments⁣⁣
It all begins with the images of a dream⁣⁣
but I let it fade with the burden of reality⁣⁣
I travel to a destination where I have never arrived⁣⁣
The desire always wanting something new⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Once I arrived in a world
where I’ve only been in imagery⁣⁣
I look around to be amidst ⁣⁣
the sameness of all yesterdays⁣⁣
Yet it feels like something new⁣⁣
It’s like the one who rules the mind⁣⁣
has been replaced with a new emperor⁣⁣ who
sees things from atop with a freshness of a view⁣⁣
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All of my understanding is a misunderstanding ⁣⁣
for everyone who tries to find meaning ⁣⁣
through the eyes of their own⁣⁣
Through the knife of logic, it all seems uncanny⁣⁣
But from the ocean of feelings, every ripple is in the right place⁣⁣
Disjointed new couplets reinvent the ways of thought⁣⁣
Uncharted territory comes with a sensory overload⁣⁣
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Once you’ve reached here it all seems easier⁣⁣
The freedom of the spectacular inner child⁣⁣
Fighting against the wiping of innocence ⁣⁣
from the practical system of group thought⁣⁣
The war with weapons mirrors the disquiet within
but finally the peace within, unblemished by the chaos outside

Art – The Open Cage, 1973