For Jason:
Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily
Life is but a dream
in the theatre of human ambition.
The mask we wear onstage is but a
painted face to catch the spotlight's gleam.
We speak our lines and play the scripted part,
concealing truth to serve the grand design
until the curtain falls and we are lost
without our heart.
The light refracts from a crystal in the sun.
Charoscuro of clouds remind us of the world.
If we can be authentically who we are,
that reflection shines on everyone.


