CONTRADICTION

The room is dim and bright,
My Head is blank and cluttered,
My Breath is steady and fast,
Your grip is firm and loose,
Your words are hollow and mellow.

Search within me if it suits you,
You will be lost and you will be found,
Ask me if you please,
You will be answered and you will be questioned,
Be with me if you dare to,
You will live and you will die.

I communicate with eyes and your soul is deaf,
You hit me hard and I am numb,
I comply and yet I fight,
You conquer and yet you loose.
I am hated and I am loved.

I see the clock tick,
The time is still.
The curtain moves,
There is no breeze.
My heart beats,
No, not for you.
And then a tear
Yes, I weep for you and me.

Come close, you will be far.
You know me,
And so you know you will never know me.
You don’t spell and I can still hear it all.
Every moment is a paradox.
My life is a flawless contradiction.