A Warning

I wish

I could tell you

something,

but this

is all there is;

I wish

I could show you

something,

but there is nothing

to show;

there is much

I could have

given you;

once;

but it is all gone,

and it will

never return;

it left

a long time ago;

the best I can offer

are words

of worlds unseen,

of things

unknown,

which exist

only within your

mind,

I am not a wise man,

I am not a great man,

I am nothing

but that

which you make me,

no stronger,

no weaker,

I am nothing

but a reflection;

look hard;

and you will only see

yourself;

look quick;

I will show you

exactly

what you want to see;

listen closely;

I will tell you

exactly

what you want to hear;

and the whole time

I will show you

nothing;

while promising you

everything;

I will give you

confusion,

born in a cellar

of doubt and lies;

I will take you places

you’ve never been before,

then leave you there

all alone;

I give you this warning;

which is more

than I give

most

.

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