Upon Arriving At A Traffic Light

Being first up

At an intersection

The light glowed red

In an instant and only

For a brief moment

The world paused

Long enough for me to

Recognize infinity that is

All happening all at once

Right before my eyes

Silence in my ears

The molecules and atoms

Danced their rapid dance

As waves became particles

Particles emerged as waves

Breaking the illusion that

Anything was solid or as

Transparent as a windshield

In an agreed to construct

Of the universal mind to

Have a subjective perspective

For the sake of experience

Perceiving reality through

The magic of consciousness

Always no where now here

All ways a magnificent mirage

Albeit a miraculous one that

Ought to leave one speechless

At the enormity of detail

Required to pull off “reality”

Which is essentially virtual

Whether you like it or not

Seeing and feeling

The light and heat

Of a gigantic fireball

Ninety million miles away

All while being

Wrapped tightly into

An anthropomorphic form

To experience emotions of

Love, joy, anger, pain, faith,

Doubt, regret, hope, desire,

Trust, fear, pleasure, certainty,

Loyalty, betrayal, anxiety,

Calm, and whatever else

And yet, with all of that

Faster than light speed

Zipping around there is

Still an awareness of a

Phenomenon called memory

Also, perceived consciousness



Crazy, huh?



“All of that
Which has reality
Has no basis
In reality.”

– Angelo Devlin