Reality said hello today
And I- I did- I ran.
She pulled aside fantasy
And showed me all I am
I turned my back and once again
Did see reality.

The veil was drawn, the die was cast,
The ship set sail, et cetera
And I, alone, was just me at last.
Bewildered by my own ideals,
my own philosophy.
I closed my eyes perchance to sleep.
     (and perchance to dream)
Perchance reality
at bay to keep.