On Earth And Neptune Poem by Janet Willemien Mulligan

I am so good at pretending
That is how I should be doing
This act of transcending
An incident has with it similar properties
So I can manipulate the similarities
Change your mind, as you change the time
Not yesterday it is from today
Oh no, it has been but a year instead
Oft I shall believe
That never happened, the memories
And soon that is the truth that shall be
I am not joking
This method is my sanity
Clenching its fist tightly
Me, the me of equally two parts
One for humanity,
With love and compassion for everybody
The other for me and me alone
Protector of tragic tales never shown.