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ONE-SIDED DREAMS
One-sided dreams It seems Make life’s norms Impossible. A storm of change And indecision. A quest. A test. The rest? A sort of mere existence Between illusions Of total peace And aspirations To be whole The soul Seeks and searches In mosques and churches The goal? To love. Be loved. It takes its toll We look self in the eye. We cry We show What we already know Long before We’re called to die. Rj 11/12/98