My Nemesis ~ Tuesday, April 21, 2026

In the mirror, my own worst enemy
no one reflects on the universals

the facts laid out before me, thus I learn
how everyone is in the same boat, see
eternity, an imaginary

metaphor used in faith-based rehearsals
instantiations of belief, to earn
riches beyond belief, in faith to kill
religiously faithful others, ferry
otherwise than acceptable, the dead
remember the living, ignorant, blind

mischievous as feral cats, goes unsaid
yet, in the same boat we sail, of one mind

only, what to say of the past, I fill
worthless books of dead wood, standing on shelves
not knowing who will care to read these words

worthless kindling ignites the fireplace
only God, I imagine, and those elves
run riot to save the whole world, insane
soldiers ready to kill for little birds
tough, tough men and women, born, full of grace

enter the battlefield, all in a rush
nobody cares how many die, the bane
embarks on existence, as to annoy
mustard seeds crushed with mortar and pestle
yet, the double, observed, unheard, oh boy

nothing but a passing fancy, nestle
on the bosom, kept a secret, hush-hush

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