between dreams and reality
i set a goal to cure this world of its maladies
i study the great malaise
plaguing the minds of those
who seek to desire.
a flash of greed,
a glass half empty with turmoil
i retch at the philosophies
tied to the few
with visions tainted by smoke
and their souls ripping apart from its sins

yet despite my sufferings
between dreams and reality
i become aware of my being
and i choose
to live