Beyond the Looking Glass
Gazing through the window
The colors of Christmas tree lights
Dance on the glassy surface
Inside people are living fulfilling lives
Children gather round parents
Laughing like elves in a forgotten time
Beyond my reach
Humanity plays the ancient games
Laughing, loving, embracing life
Experiencing the rich emotional game
Of mating, parenting, and true friendship
I stand in stark relief
My shadow etched on the wall
Invisible in my solitude
Forever distant from the warmth of love
Golden sunlit days remind of a lost world
Banished from the
The river of humanity rolls on
Oblivious to the stranger lurking in the
shadows
Sometimes in their relentless motion
By sheer accident a toe gets stepped on
As I feel the twinge of pain
Ghost feelings from a past life
I realize they know no better
Me being as insubstantial as ether
As unreal as myths lost to ancestral
memory
The villagers seem ethereal
As the dream of life unfolds
Cast in golden glow of belonging
They follow the paths of their choosing
While I gaze through the window pane
Vicariously experiencing their joys and
tragedies
Loving each blessed soul
That passes before my eyes
Till the lights dim
And I see myself reflected
in the mirror of my mind
When the light of dawn breaks across the
horizon
I gaze beyond the looking glass
Into the heart of mystery
