though that tunnel beckons
'neath the messianic icon
with messenger and message
intertwined and oft confused
despair trailing behind you
in a barge full of regrets
and no inkling that your burden
will be lifted sometime soon
what better motivation
that it's in your hands to choose
between here and yonder
hellmouth
the attitude you'll use
when confronted with another
in a shape as rough as yours
bludgeoned sobbing to her knees
ignore her or extend a hand and offer up a smile.
If we're all that we have got
Is there really any choice?
Inspired by Philosophical Topography by R.C. deWinter
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