“People are not what they say but what they do.”
Often our emotions and feelings deceive us. We put our logic aside.
We will be brianwashed if we don’t look beyond the slogans or intentions, to see the proof or evidence.
If we were presented a future but there are no concrete steps on how to get there, it’s merely an illusion. Marketing sells an illusion rather than reality. It’s wise to not fall into the trap.
History will tell.
Living Poetry prompt – Useless
I don’t ever want you feel sad
But wishful thinking is useless
I don’t even know if you are ok
Now I am no longer in your life
Your face tells a thousand stories.
The folds of your skin
capture every storm you endured.
In between,
there are records of victory
and triumph.
New generations keep rising up
to take up the challenge.
You stepped back tide after tide
until you no longer
protect them
at the front line,
instead you watch over them
in prayer.
We look to you for wisdom.
Your face is the evidence
that history doesn’t lie.
If we say
that you are only a stone,
we are fools
beyond the reach of gods.
I only allow myself
to be half full of Rome
untill nightfall
The ancient streets
are filled with mortal sins
of the modern life
In the shadow of the street lights
I take off my sandals
kneading my heels into the cold cobblestones
pressing my palms on the old walls
Now
I let the saints and ghosts
fill me with the rest
A scarlet rose in my hair
A bronze raven at my feet
the mystical red scarf
fluttered from the east to the west
transcended history and art
religions and technology
medicines and plagues
she survived
the harsh sand storms
the blistering desert sun
she surpassed
the camel corpses
the night thieves
prevailed the long journey
she staked out in torn shreds
marked the history
in scarlet
Flicker of Thoughts 