Debt | by KitsuneJey
"Illusions build our world, / Meant to enslave us with its lies. /
Any better way to battle / Than the fire against the fire?"
Inspired on Debt,
an Artwork by Vye D. Aru.
Debt (A Poem)
by KitsuneJey
"What's this stuff?" you just ask,
In the middle of the night,
To the fox who's working now,
Taking most of after hours.
"Please, come here," I reply.
"There is room for you and me.
Do not mind the lack of chairs.
On the table you can sit."
"What's this stuff?" you repeat,
While you sit beside of me.
"That is not your purchase ledger
You got pending from last week."
"That can wait," I tell you.
"Got another things to do.
Just a couple of short stories,
And translating a new book."
"You got paid?" you observe.
"Living cost now skyrockets,
And paychecks are not enough
For the bills you have ignored."
"Just relax," I ask you.
"It's not even end of month.
There're things much more important
Than my current daytime job."
"Oh, you writers!" you just laugh.
"You are such a hopeless case."
And then you pat my shoulder
While you smile before my face.
"Seems that you" I begin,
"Understand the things I'm doing.
You ask often for my writing,
And not much for other duties."
"For all these other duties,
You're not showing the same passion,"
You tell me, now concerned.
"That's not going to call compassion."
"I don't care," I protest.
"Narratives have saved me
From the bitterness of life
That put people on their knees."
"Without this, my dear friend,"
I continue to tell you,
"I'd abandon inner homes
That protect both me and truth.
»Illusions build our world,
Meant to enslave us with its lies.
Any better way to battle
Than the fire against the fire?
»Remember too, my dear friend,
That narratives are our beacons
That help us to find each other
In lives that hide their reasons."
"Love that, but don't forget
Some groceries for this table,"
You encourage me with a smile.
"You might starve before that paper."
"First things first," I request.
"Got scenes that need some care
And some rhythm full of life
That assist to pay my debt."
© KitsuneJey (JNC), August 22 of 2015. Inspired on Debt , an Artwork by Vye D. Aru. Caracas, Venezuela. | All Rights Reserved.