The Illusion

The Illusion is elusive,
   fleeting;
a single verse of a
siren song--
A melodious Temptation leading to thoughts
that one is
   Better,
   More,
   Above,
because the Luxury to ignore and
     cover up
can be Afforded.

But there are fissures
   breaking through
the fast-erected Facade;
there are Gaps that give
   glimpses
of the World as it is,
of the refuse of Reality
that remains invisible to those who refuse to look,
who can Afford to
turn away.