Fraught Thought

All of us, so vulnerable
So helpless
That in life
When enraptured
Can be broken
Discarded
Feeling useless
Can gain hope
From our friendships
When kept honest, loving, and fair
That everyone else
Has similar content
Identical frustrations
And when overjoyed
Can lose focus
Lose balance
Balance of pain
With pleasure
Of love
With enmity
Of frustration
With genuine concern
But mostly of consciousness
With living
A unique blend of dreams and reality
Who’s to say which is which?