Define

Fantasy - escape from Reality

Reality - Fantasy gone bad

Dichotomy

What is this thing

that everybody claims to know

but no one really does?

What is this thing

that everybody claims to feel

but one rarely ever does?

What is this thing

that keeps the world going

or so it seems?

What is this thing

thats everywhere

yet nowhere to be found?

What is this thing

that has my most sincere faith

yet I can never believe its existence?

What is this thing

that makes me a romantic now

and then a cynic?

Shadow

What can I say
of the cherished house I lost
or the ones I found instead.
Should I say anything
about being cheated
or being the treacher perhaps?

Where can I find
the images I see
yet lose sight of.
Can I never find
those memories of yester
my mind wouldn't recall?

Why shoud I cry
for the cat that stung
my hand, leaving it cold.
Should I not cry
even for that infant
I found dead in the bag?

Who should I ask
about the crying child
on her way to Jungfreu.
Should I care to ask
the name of the snow covered town
I walk around without getting lost?

How am I to learn
what are you trying to teach me
if you insist on being so cryptic.
How should I know
what you mean to me
when I know not who you are?