Illusion

In some languages, illusion
also means "happiness."
Many, in fact, seek it
for its own sake.
I think my mother
believed in it.
I, though, had to look
behind the curtain
to the other side.
I am still looking,
still looking
beyond maya,
for something
more.

Text © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler.