Sunday, March 30, 2008

Graduation

There was no exhilaration like the pop of champagne

Only a slow decline towards I.

Sure, I'd obtained the next step in my chess game of life. But,

my opponent:

my own mind.

No matter what direction I moved the thoughts

it grinned, for there is always more

desire for correctness corrupts the mind

and I

whilst we battled for the right

to save?

to conquer?

to gain peace?

to pierce and gain?

to the powerful decision of what should be left

on the black and white checkerboard after the diploma is signed.

3 comments:

Reginald B. Goodridge, Jr. (顧瑞哲) said...

I Like your picture
The blog picture

It looks true
A beautiful true

Like a gypsy
Pure Gypsy

Mostly you
All of you

Anonymous said...

the 1st of the 2nd of the 3rd of the etc. challenges that distract u from changing the world. Our proverbial torch that hopefully gets passed to flare rather than dwindle.

Anonymous said...

dear chiiichic, how are you doing??
Miss you a lot, miss the fancy restaurants in chiiiiiicago, miss the chocolate sublime volcano rupturing cake---- I need some right now!!
love fish