In the great blue empty of a summer sky
Lies the reflection of my heart’s void
More space than materiality
Full only of wonder and the promise of discovery
I search for eyes that sparkle with creative compassion
I’m met with disdain or indifference
So I declare my sovereignty within my skin
Satisfied to be myself
A collection of memories and hopeful fantasies
Who makes friends with mermaids and poets
Looking for beautiful abstractions
Disdaining the artifice behind masks worn by compliant roleplayers
I search for whimsy instead of wisdom
Gaining both in small measure which I give away
Letting them slip through my fingers
Into the forever of an empty blue sky
David Trudel © 2013
