Dreaming in Sunlight

Archie
1 min readFeb 7, 2021

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WHY I QUESTION
ALL THAT I KNOW
WHY AM I ENGAGED IN ETERNAL QUEST
FOR GRIPPING VACUUM AROUND ME
SURROUNDING MY LIFE LIKE AN
NEVER ENDING HALO

WHY HAVE I BEEN SENT TO THIS EARTH
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO
SUSTENANCE HAUNTS ME DAY AND NIGHT
BUT ONE GAINS PROMINENCE IN ITINERARY OF QUEST
DEATH
CAN IMMINENT DEATH ONLY BRING SOME RESPITE?
COZ' I AM NEITHER TALENTED NOR HANDICAPPED

SOME ARE GOOD WHEN LEFT UNANSWERED
WAS I SUPPOSED TO MARRY AND RAISE CHILDREN?
WAS I SUPPOSED TO RAISE THE DUST FOR SOCIETY?
AND TAKE SMILING SNAPS CLOSE TO TREES
OR WAS I SUPPOSED TO KILL SOMEBODY?
SO DOES THIS MUNDANE LIFE HOLDS NOTHING FOR ME
COZ' I AM NEITHER TALENTED NOR HANDICAPPED

BUT WAIT !
SKY BEARS A MIRAGE OF SILVER LINING
LIFE LOOKS DIFFERENT TO THY PERSPECTIVES
COMMONLY QUESTIONING THOSE EVADED QUERIES
I RAISE THY PHILOSOPHICAL OBJECTIONS
TO THE COMMON LIFE OF SUNDRY
AM I TALENTED OR AM I HANDICAPPED

I QUESTION THEE IN MY YOUTH
WHICH THY WILL FOLLOW IN OLD
LIFE FADES AWAY WITH EMPTY HALLUCINATIONS,
AND LOVE OF ENTAGLED FAMILY
MAKING SOME HAPPY AND OTHERS JEALOUS
BUT WHO CATERS FOR ME AND MY QUESTIONS
COZ' I AM NEITHER TALENTED NOR HANDICAPPED

SUCCESS A BRIGHT COROLLARY FOR ANSWERS
OUTLOOK OF THE TALENTED
EMPATHY FOR THE HANDICAPPED
MISSING RAIN DROPS IN THE PALM
I LAY WASTED IN THE THUNDERSTORM
WATCHING LIFE PAST IN A GUST OF WIND
TRYING HITCHHIKING IN THE WIND
COZ I AM NEITHER TALENTED NOR HANDICAPPED

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