prescription

to immortality

by Roberto Lavidez

somewhere

in this desert

of a world

sudden rage

broke

the last remaining

barriers of resistance

crouched low

in the shadows

trapped

in the nightmare

shackled

by despairs

it is not easy

to resist

the dreams

of humiliated people

troubled by

the record

of untruth

all the hypocrisies,

lies, subterfuge,

faithlessness,

purified under

the influence

of empty mountains

he who could 

contain and survive 

elements of pain 

in the dark

embarking on

a wild journey

through the

landscape

of the soul

cleaning up 

the air

to nourish

spiritual hunger

until one could find

the prescription

to his own

immortality

expecting nothing

changing nothing

leaving nothing

behind

standing alone

against

the floodtide

of revolution

breaking

the habit

of disappearing

and reappearing

like a mirage

or the balancing

of joy

and tragedy

the ludicrous

confessions

about what

actually happened

in real life

in a wild spate

of words

punctuated

with explosions

of obscenity

sallies of

good humor

interspersed with

mockery

and threats

destroying evidence

of the hand of fate

requiring no

mental effort

spotting

the mythmaker

at work

as one learned

to cheat

in order

to survive

©robertolavidez2013