nothing has changed

by Roberto Lavidez

nothing has

changed

and yet

everything

is different

everywhere

there is

dust and

sand

everything

languishes

we forget

that the

future was

not yet there

everything

is deception

seeking the

minimum

of illusion

like the weird

image of the

fairy tale

which can

turn its eyes

at will and

behold itself

each one

knows that

the other

knows it

who by means

of his knowledge

plunges nature

into the abyss

inextricably

interlocked

somersaulting away

down the ages

weary of being

disgusted

with existence

owing the frightful

uncertainty of all

conditions of life

craves the

last breath

craves suffocation

the silencing

of will and desire

all you know of

is your own

misfortune

not a memory

without shadow

without escape

without shelter

then the remainder

of the thing in itself

then the residue

of the whole world

of appearances

and then even

the glimmer of

the undying fire

©robertolavidez2014