Iris II

I have watched the world drank itself to stupor

Seen it stagger in steps similar to salsa

I have walked on water

Seen the thin line between weather and whether

Whoever said there’s eternity in forever?

And how happy is “happy ever after”?

I have understood that to hope less is to be hopeless

And that shortcuts are neither better or way less

I have seen laziness in suits and hard work in rags

Watched time regurgitate itself

I have understood that beauty is heaven as well as hell

That either hot or cold,

Smoke is the answer

And black or white

Color will find a way to show itself

I have seen that all fingers are not equal

And yet understood that excuse comes often in pity

I have understood

That the end of a man is his beginning

I have heard

And I am still hearing

I have seen

And I am still seeing