Living In Reality Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Drinking in the essence of life through poetry that is
written, carefully, examining everything with an aplomb
of curiosity.

Sensing the inevitable, feeling it's intensity, writing
of it, watching particles going into it's center, seeing
that reality is spread out before insight.

There it can be picked up and readily seen, scrutinizing
and going into it's depths, knowing that our beings are
temporary, yet we believe we will live forever at times.

Where do thoughts come from, why do we derive them even
though we know the truth of our short-lived existence,
finding hopes and dreams tantalizing intellect.

Trying to get it to think beyond it's limitations, all
the while tempting us to find solutions to enable us to
live forever, not just in dreams, but in reality.