Illusions

I stand on the edge,

The edge of a cliff,

A cliff that oversees humanity,

Humanity on their home planet,

Lost in their Illusions.

I stand on this cliff for eternity,

I have stood here since the start of time,

And destined to stand till the end.

 I have seen many evolutions,

The illusions humans perceive as change.

I have seen the evolution of this planet,

From a barren wasteland

To a thriving society,

And i foresee it to change.  

The evolution of man,

From a calm, peaceful society

To a one destructive and chaotic.

Our perception is an illusion,

Whatever we see, taste, smell, hear, feel,

Is nothing more than a mere illusion.

Our reality is an illusion

and everything in it is nothing more.

Our very own existence is an illusion,

a deception we gladly believe in, 

Ever-changing and unreal.

Our life,

Is just a string of Illusions,

full of change and deceit,

Brought to an end by a flame of Death.

Death, an illusion which ends all illusions.

An illusion after which we are finally free,

Free of illusions.

We live in a world,

Full of illusions and deceits.

We live in a world,

Where Nothing is True,

Everything is permitted.

Everything keeps on changing,

Never remaining the same,

Where everything is an Illusion.

                                                                    -Shrey Ahuja