March 09, 2012

Delusion - March 09, 2012

[note: this was written during a writing exercise: we had 20 minutes to write something inspired by the word "delusion". This is the result, unedited, exactly as it appeared when time ran out. You can read all of them in the waves category]

Delusion - Squiddy Geiger - March 08, 2012

Delusions, illusions, mirrors and smoke
The writer can fool you, see if he won't
He leads you to see what you've never known
He leads you to learn while entertaining

Their delusions grab you, give you hope
Their confusion and fears a constant
Reminder of the world of joy around you
Or the world of fear that you hope to avoid

Mere words on paper - or a screen now
Can build you a world that has never been
Save in the mind of the deluded soul
That begged for release, their child of sorts

The writers take their children and shape them
Cajoling them along, or struggling to guide them
As they rush off in all directions, heedless
Of their creators' intent, outlines forgotten

Characters take on a life of their own
Surprising everyone as they rush off
Leading the writers to places unknown
But in the end it works, the story is whole

The writers think they have control of the story
But it is rarely so, the characters do
The writers do their bidding, in the end
Poor deluded souls, they claim it as their own

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