Side by Side

Side by Side                          9/11/2015

The puppets dance

And speak in shrill voices

Parroting the words of another

Predictable and dumb.

As if their words mean a thing

When we all know

That it’s a lie

No matter how big

Or how often.

Obvious is the truth

Hiding behind a curtain

The light piercing through

Exposing everything

With contrast and shadow.

Reality means more

And wisdom demands perspective

The ability to observe

Acknowledge, and act. 

Without risk

We never grow

Because the easy road

Leads to decay and death.

But for us

We are like parallel lines

Our lives extending forward

And unbending.

Bound together

Even if, we have not met

Rising or falling

Side by side.    

Different but the same

Even without intersecting

Bonded by something

Far greater

Than what we see.

All that is lost

Will return

No matter how far

Or how long. 

Hell shall never prevail

No matter how much they kill

Already determined, defeated,

And condemned.