Can something dear be recovered even when age befalls?: A poem 

Is life just a two-dimensional fresco as it slips 

out of reach into a fold of memory; such that 

a glance becomes dimmer, as we move forward? 

Does this illustration of brief cherished torchlight 

surface in a three-dimensional cast, as if you can  

hold it, dance with it, and absorb it; beyond the 

black and white print on the page of your mind.  

You can imagine there is still enough magic to 

take down the blank walls and fill them with 

cinematic resurgence; like tales becoming 

pictures and pictures becoming life. If you can see  

your own batteries charge up the resurfacing of 

Hypatia (Alexandrian)’s libraries; and a past is not foreshadowed 

by its subjection and demolition. If Orestres could survive  

Cyril of Irenaeus’ treacherous diktat, and so would Hypatia, 

Should libraries always be lucid in universal minds; not only  

their sanctity be retained, but their permanence materialise?! 

But how can I Dad, recover all those unwritten scrolls between 

you and me? My time shared with you and your time shared with me! 

As I grow older, so old that the river has expanded into a deluge; and  

there seems little possibility of the bridge making it to  

the other end where you stand. Do I feel the few straws I hold, still 

fill me with hope that I will never burn the bridges, instead cross them!  

Published by montecyril

Hi, I am Monte Cyril Rodrigues and live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a retired journalist. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I've had voices and visions all my life. I think it is a spiritual experience, my doctors think otherwise. I am a deeply spiritual person and keep having experiences with otherworldly realms.

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