Sunday, December 2, 2007

are you real

are you a real person? are you?
do you breath?
are you there?
do you believe?
can someone hold your arm, touch your knee
whisper secrets in your ear?
is there a sacred intimacy with the one you love?
is there laughter in your heart?
sorrow or despair?
are you a real person? are you?
do you have a watch?
do you keep time?
rush from place to place?
busy with the business of life?

are you a real person? are you?
do you have a history?
people that you left?
and those who want you back?
those who did you wrong?
and those who made you strong?
do you sometimes pray to the god you know is not for real?
and sometimes curse the one you're certain must exist?
is there a future that you hope for?
and sometimes that you dread?
with people and yourself halfway there ahead?
is there purpose to your wandering?
is there meaning to your drift?
are you a real person? are you?