Deception

If one thing is constant in this changing world,
It is that no matter where you go, nothing changes.
Where you make changes to find peace, you will find
Peace from the first resolve, yet confront another equal challenge.
Where you look for a more favourable opportunity, you
Will find one, and be surprised by the unforeseen challenges.

This is the nature of our joy. It is our suffering.
There is no way to distinguish between the two with words.
When I say it brings me joy, you smile, and laugh warmly.
When I say it brings me suffering, you console, and offer yourself.
When I tell you both were the same act, you turn away,
Calling me on my confusion.

This is the nature of our joy. It is our suffering.
When these simple pieces of life fall into place in your mind,
They can fit into either thought. Our own deception
Creates whatever we desire something to be. It’s one-sided.
Just half. An act is never completely one thing,
Yet still I don’t know what to call myself.

Is this joy, or is this suffering?


PrioriThought 2009