Being Human (Illusion/Evolution)

Being Human (Illusion/Evolution)

Being Human
Soul
forgotten

solitary
in shivering human form
building prison walls
out of illusion

braggart swaggering illusion whistling in the dark of truth
denying

the loneliness,
the helplessness
of being alive

step back

witness and remember

learn to love
the helplessness
of being alive

the dark bright pity of being human

Jane Nicol 2005
This poem accompanies the Illusion/Evolution series of paintings.