The Hand that Breaks the Mask

one person’s song is another’s lament

one person’s wish is another’s curse

one person’s prayer is another’s wish

one person’s dream is another person’s fear

we are one another

the road to individuality is to leave the tribe behind

to move beyond the instinctual trap

to challenge the atavistic charms

we are the other

until we learn how to think

and in the thought

see the spark that frees you

from the web that traps you

into the belief of sleep and the world so sublime

the world is a mask,

the earth the hand that breaks

the mask ,

and when that happens

be grateful

leave the tribe behind