And now for something completely different

And now some pseudo-iambic not-quite-pentameter:

the truth i'm told is vast beyond belief
the lies inside revealed as caused by grief

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attempts are made in passive voice yet loud
the active ones are nothing but a whisper
belonging to the friends above the fray
attempts are made by them to end delay

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astride the fence the straddler waits 'til dawn
it never comes he waits and waits too long
he never knew which side to pick before
astride the fence the straddler hears no more
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along the path i walk and then i wander
between the trees i weave and weave again
the thread i braid displays the road i took
it's all right there; you only have to look

a look inside reveals a mind unseen
seeing itself reflected in the world
it knows its thoughts and nothing else
it knows it knows yet doesn't know what that means

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harmonic strings vibrate in tune
free sounds trapped within
contrasting with lasting mementos
emerging from nothing like water
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it's never too late to change your entire outlook
the mistakes you made have no bearing on the now
the life you lead is determined by what you do
the sun in your sky must never be covered by cloud

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constrained by the fire without
and fueled by the fire within
if you turn on your light, it will get outside eventually
potentially.
random walk through the inner density
flowing in intermittent leaps
pause go pause
go
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observing those one knows one cannot change
one know they are solely self-arranged
one sees and hears the movements of their mind
but never sees their underlying light

light light light
fire fire fire
redundant repetitive rethought renewed

a single leaf a single branch a tree
a lonely mountain sitting by the sea
the midday sun illluminates the scene
reflecting all the colors red blue green

shadow forms and manifests a whole
its body still and hidden from the world
the night's faint stars and moon do not dispel
the blinding darkness filling the infinite shell

a million independent shreds
are joined to spark a flame inside my head
disconnected and fluid and whole
they define
experience

continued presence
a mind unblocked by its pain
eternity now