Life Lived Artfully (Without Deceit)
by Michael Doyle

Imagine, if you might, your life in a circumstance
Handed over to art, but only from a tragic distance
It would be a malaise that knew its exception
Because your life is the art that doesn't know deception

But speaks truth in its every moment and its heartbeat
Comes alive as a critique of a life lived without deceit
The quiet sunset hangs its glowing evening star
And it's hope brings healing to a dream's jagged scar

A familiar life can bring its own sort of fascination
Found in the duet of a masquerade's simple variation
When forced to say much in the form of solid limitations
There is joy to be found even in its chosen lamentations

Stories in the simple life often require translation
Speaking to the particular in a general explanation
We bring the words that move us to a long time living
And find the best of our understanding in our forgiving

(c) May 18, 2024    Michael Doyle
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