MAGICIAN II

So the story goes
They say
When you stole my dreams
And then
I stole the sleep from your eyes

At long last
We realize the emptiness
It is real
In this, the theater of life
The stage is always empty
The drama is behind the curtains
Everyone writing their own role

I don't want to go
Where you will take me
The costs are too high
And the prize too small
No I can not be owned by
Your promises of heaven
I am sure to miss
My curtain call

Slowly I drift
Away from your shores
The lights fade away
And your siren call

M. N. R.
24 OCTOBER 2018