POEM : "Cold Reality"

Little eyes opened to a brand new world;
A world of Mystery, Charm and Beauty.
With those tiny eyes, everything seemed perfect...
But with such tiny eyes, such a limited scope.

The years passed by
And little wonders of incomprehensivenes,
Became cold hard facts of understanding
As the chameleon world began to show her true self.

As the hands of Time continued to move,
A draft of chill invaded the dying warmth.
Lust, hate, greed and ignorance
Pour forth from the bowels of the earth.

A human heart that once was divine,
Beholds a smile no longer warm.
A master once so generous and kind
Now leads the Dark legions through our only home.

In this mind, all thoughts are clouded
But Memory brings back the moribund warmth.
The beauty, the Peace, and the Kindness
That flourished when thisnew heart gave its first echo on earth,
Have all been annihilated.

It was the first day that I had opened my eyes,
And today...I wish it had been the last.

© 1993 Radica