The Tower of Illusion
At
imposing height so high above the ground,
Machines
are impregnating each captive mind
With
memories of falsity most profound
Resulting
in descent unto a status blind.
Circuits
that connect each mind to central command,
Prepare
for stage where former names no longer stand.
The
tower’s brain replaces facts with callous lies
Designed
to destroy the reality it denies.
The
brain controlling brittle minds decides to break
Memories
of old and inject fabricated life
Into
the chambers of thought which blindly partake
In
ocean of virtual delusions that are rife.
The
span of years from brittle minds have been replaced
With
new identities as former names are effaced.
Inside the Tower of Illusion
Circuits
from a machine are placed around my head
unto
an infusion of passionate thoughts that spread
to
a belief that I am treading in a world below.
As
I search through the mist of memories weak,
I
am immersed with feelings for a woman I seek
And
enter the woods without knowledge of where to go.
I
pass through bushes which are shaking in the breeze
And
gain a glimpse of this woman among the trees
Until
she starts running away from my view.
Without
any sense of direction, I begin to chase
Her
with desperation but I cannot see a trace
Of
features captivating me unlike others I knew.
In
this state of ignorance where my goal is hidden
Among
other virtual images that are forbidden
To
me, a tower of illusion holds me captive.
I
am left seeking a woman who does not exist
As
passions within me are ones which persist
Under
the control of a machine that remains active.
Jason
Constantine Ford, Dream Woman, Morning
Hangover, Flashback of Pain, The Tower of Illusion and Entrance into the Tower of Illusion, posted on October 19, 2014 at
Mel BrakE Press website, http://melbrakepress.blogspot.
Biographical Note:
Jason Constantine Ford is from Perth in Australia. He writes for the love of
writing. His major influences poetry and fiction are Edgar Alan Poe, William
Blake and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Most of his poetry is rhyming poetry as he is dedicated
to it. He also writes fiction. His main influences for fiction are Bram Stroker
and Phillip K. Dick. Jason is interested in the genres of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror. He has a personal page at https://myspace.com/
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