A Concerned Citizen

 Today, I woke up wiser than yesterday

With a blurry knowledge of all things human

Aware somehow of the human enigma

Yet, if it was indeed a dream I dreamed

And, if already awake, I continued dreaming

I don’t know

Anyhow, it came to me that I’m guilty

We all are, I know, and it’s not a consolation

Guilty of something, of not forgiving, guilty of arrogance

So, today, I woke up wiser than yesterday

Overnight, in my dream

I read all the books available

Since the beginning of times

And sang every song once sung by people living

On remote islands

And played every instrument ever played by remote people living

In the great cities

And my heart was thankful for every joy, for every love

And I cried for every sorrow, every war

And I saw the world of men in front of my eyes

So small, so full of paradoxes, so lost in their labyrinths

Therefore, in my dream, I decided I would wake up different

Not another I, but a different I, a knowledgeable I

With the power to change things

Within the distance of my silence

From the silent pain in my open mouth

My silence crying aloud guiding those adrift

As if I were the keeper of a remote lighthouse

So, today I woke up from my dream exhausted

From this feeling, I almost became God

Don’t take me wrong

I’m not God, but almost, almost there in between

Heavens and Hell

So, today I woke up to the reality of who I am

A citizen of this world, a concerned citizen.