Week 11 - Found Poem


Unsuspecting, life seeks to prevent normalcy.
Instilling messages of dangers, no control
They continue to demand routines -
Fall in love, marry,
Reality is fake
Unusual events fall, snuck into life
Their way is blocked, increasingly inplausible
Arguments, breaks, depressed and confused, they are consoled by memory
Emotional stability seems to return
All except for that sleeping is out of sight, disappeared through a tunnel
The sun rises hours ahead of schedule
Fear manages to persist
And yet, they continue to sail
Until - to their surprise - the real world brings comfort
There is nothing to fear
They may die
They may sail into a storm
But they are safe with each other,
Protected by trust, and love, and normalcy.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show

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