The Shattering of the Illusion

[echelonlove]

The house stood there in all its brilliance

Fresh white paint creating an ethereal glow

The lace curtains blew gently from open windows

The curved roof sloping in an elegant bow



The yellow flowers swayed in the Dandelion field

Whilst emitting an air of serenity

A young boy ran up and down the aisles

Disturbing the delicate unity



The sky overhead was a calm, piercing blue

Seemingly the color of deep sapphire

Clean laundry was hung by the old oak tree

Bright linens suspended by a wire



Just then, the calm was shattered

Broken beyond any hope of repair

The cloudless sky turned grey and dark

The only sound in the silence, a cry of despair



What had caused the curtains to stop blowing?

The dandelion field to stand still?

The boy to stop running?

Nature to lose all its free will?



The shattering of the illusion

Rang loud and clear that day

As simple innocence and beauty

No longer kept reality away.