[Critique Group 2] Emailing: What is lost and what is gained--For 3/21/19 critique session.

[James]

What is lost and what is gained?
C By Brad Corallo
Word count 170

As the sheaves of years
fall and scatter like straw,
on a cold and ancient stone paved floor,
I sit and ask my self
why I don't understand these things better? 

Outside my window
the late winter winds whistle and call.
Carrying messages for those with ears to hear.
But I wish I understood these things better.

I have fooled my self and others
with my sparkling illusion of wisdom.
Nothing more than a conjurer's trick.
Because in the naked light of truth, what have I actually gained? 

I sift and cull the experiences 
and visions of a lifetime.
I hold the sum total aloft 
like some sort of bejeweled prize or tribute.
Honestly though, I wish I understood these things better. 

As the ticking clock slows
winding down.
And all things draw together to some unimaginable singularity.
And the darkness closes in.
I stand amid it all,
tears falling freely.
Fervently wishing I understood all these things better! 

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