Pretension

Experimental.

Let us be fools and that is what we will remain
Living off idyllic delusions
Of a life that could be
Should be
But never will be

Let us be fools and remind ourselves to smile
Dig out a skeletal memory of happiness
Which once breathed
In those unreal times

Pretend that all is well
Like it ever was
And will be
Forever more

Pretend to love
Pretend to live
Would you care for a dead man's affection?

Reviews

[Suditi]

The last line is so powerful.
A thought provoking poem.
Great work.

[jen]

I like this... a temptation to adorn old memories in order to find new feelings of happiness... the memory gets a little tattered and threadbare and the holes get stitched with new thread to keep it functional as long as possible.

[Raven Starhawk]

The last line highlighted like that caught me by surprise. ^^* It actually made me go back and read the poem over again. Greatly done.