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.