Songs of Anisha
“This World Is But A Brilliant Parody,”
by Olatunji Ololade
This world is but a brilliant parody
The ineffable screen to the beauty within
Had you been conscious of this reality
Would you have made all the mistakes that you made?
You wish you had a second chance
You did undo the errors you still make
Had you a third chance
Would you escape the folly of jealousy
And the pain of separation?
Would you scorn the beauty of vanity
And the wantonness of fleeting pleasure?
But you revel in the pleasure of your foolery
Remember;
He that scorns the forelock
Takes three steps to the hemlock
The reason for today
Is in the wisdom of yesterday
Destiny would not be blamed for the basest of your follies
Have you the courage
Would you ask who I am?
I am the compassion in your heart
The brute in your recurring nightmare
I am the prison that holds your soul captive
The portal to your freedom
You call me guilt
I call me Conscience.
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