scores of verses
that pass you by
while you look for one
that particular one
the one that you expect most
the one you have been looking for all your life
the one that will finally be your salvation
the shining star in your little grey firmament
the beacon in the dark
the lark on the bark
you think if you wait for that verse long enough
maybe it will finally arrive
and maybe, just maybe
it will be more than your expectations
even the wildest more morbid ones
the ones with all the sex
and the love and breakfast in bed
and lunch dates and dinners
and corny presents on Valentine’s day
with a complementary heart-shaped box
and a mandatory neck piece
these verses, their phantasmagoric visions
never quite manifest
until the day you are finally ready to
breathe irregularly
plug yourself to a beeping life support
and take stock of every single verse
in your life
even the ones that didn’t last long
or lasted a mere stormy night
or the ones that drove you mad with indignation
the golden verse
is either an obvious answer
or an elusive mystery
which
in your last breath
becomes your final submission
to the life of a benign fool
the one that romanced
the soul unicorn a little too much.
Wow.
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