The five senses -Optimism/Pessimism

 

As I walk with my friend, I can hear him say:

“Can you see the colors?”

“How beautiful they are.”

“Can you see the light?

“It brightens all that surround us.”

 

I look around and I say:

“I see no color, I see no light.”

“I can only see a dark shadow covering my existence.”

 

As I walk with my friend, I can hear him say:

“Can you hear the music?”

“Can you hear the voice of the world gently whispering into our ears?”

“Can you hear the sound of happiness and joy?”

 

I try to hear and I say:

“I hear no music, I hear no pleasant sound.”

“I can only hear the voice of those who are cursed.”

“I can only hear the voice of those who are doomed to live a mortal life.”

 

As I walk with my friend, I can hear him say:

“Can you smell the flowers?”

“It's a scent that puts you in a state of euphoria”

 

I try to smell and I say:

“I smell no flowers.”

“I can only smell the grisly scent of death hovering above us.”

 

As I walk with my friend, I can hear him say:

“Can you feel the stars? They are just above us.”

“If I reach out I can touch them, I can touch eternity.”

 

I try to raise my hands and I say:

“I feel no stars. They are far beyond us.”

“I can only feel the void, I can only touch darkness.”

 

As I walk with my friend, I can hear him say:

“Can you taste the nectar of life?”

“It's like an angel's song, like a mothers smile.”

 

I try to taste and I say:

“I taste no life.”

“I taste no angel's song, no mothers smile.”

“I only taste the sorrow of a lonely soul, of a demon's cry.”

 

This is a world of everything.

This is a world of nothing.