imagine
being good

not just
accepted

not
delusional

turn your
eyes in
this is you

say
hello

there is a man
wrote songs
people loved

forgot why
got lost
inside

now he
wake up
smile

insular
draw me
box

you
see only
shadows

me
don't even
know

I

Headline:
Priests convicted of
molestation released
due to statute of
limitations.
....
Back page:
Molestation victims
still living in personal
hell.
No release foreseen.

what is evil
adversary
or corruption
of the good

and good
a sweet little
angel child
or the perfection
of love - hate -
beauty - fear -...

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that is the lie
that we would
know good and evil

we are blind
to both

random play
let the dice
choose the
strategy

can I control
the turns my
life takes

I am the
master of
my world?

I am the center
of the universe
as far as I
can see

though my
eyes seem
prone to
myopia

could you
hold my hand