It's a simple story
it's been often told
about " A woman in trouble"
who has been bought and sold.
She sits on a bed
in the room of a big hotel
in a cold polish town
in her own personal hell.
A sinner who's sinned
and humanly erred
she has been stripped
her soul lies bare.
She stares at the TV
eyes filled with tears
perhaps the only place to go
to escape the regrets and fears.
There's a new world there
an empire to be built
To rise above the landscape
to bury all the guilt.
An empire so strong
it will completely destroy
the place that went before
which is bereft of any joy.
A place that was built
On misguided decisions and regretful deeds
On uncontrollable desire
and unmet needs.
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A pretty young lady
underneath a big palm tree
confident and hopeful
she's a star to be.
A future so bright
unburdened and free
her dreams in sight
to be who she wants to be.
A celluloid dream
A desert delight
She lights up the valley
and the world at night.
But:
The old Gypsy woman
Wont let her run
She knows what she is
and the things she has done.
She stares at her
with obvious contempt
her machinations
something to resent.
Action! the director yells
and she speaks the words
but as she reads the lines
something is stirred.
Because it all seems familiar
something she's heard before
echoes of an existence
on a distant shore.
Fantasy and reality
now juxtaposed
something buried deep
is becoming exposed.
The worlds will collide
and something has to give
one of them will die
and the other will live.
Because reality never relents
it overcomes all
the artifice will fail
the edifice will fall.
The heart will be open
the fantasy will end
reconciliation and forgiveness
will begin to flow in.
Empires do rise
and eventually they fall
sometimes it's inexplicable
but there's always a cause.
Actions have consequences
nobodies innocent here
but yet there is hope
amidst all the fear.
Conflict and resolution
problem and solution
it's a torturous path
but there is an evolution.
Thesis and antithesis
the dialectical path
but something new is created
it's very simple math.
This story is challenging
has been since it's inception
but ultimately in the end
it's a story of redemption.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem