THE CITY OF GOLD

Yonder, in the distance was the City of Gold , A city of riches and of Wonders, I was told

Only the best and the brightest lived there , and the citizens lived with nary a care

So I set out for this wonderland , for this city of riches, for this place of wonders

It was to be a long journey and an arduous one , and I had my heart set on the prize to be won

I passed through vast beautiful meadows ,where fairies danced and unicorns pranced

I passed through wondrous valleys ,whose beauty took my breath away

I wanted to tarry a little , I wanted to bask in this beauty

But I told myself , there is enough Beauty to be had in the City of Gold

So I took out my own two eyes and threw them away ,

And now that I was blind ,I wasn’t distracted by the beauty on the way

As I traveled along , I heard music , beautiful and soul stirring

It sounded like the Angels were playing the Harp , and the Muses were singing

I wanted to tarry a little , I wanted to listen to the Music

But I told myself , there is enough Music to be had in the City of Gold

So I cut off my own two ears and threw them away

And now that I was deaf , I wasn’t distracted by the music on the way

After a while , I had thoughts , some deep , some shallow

I had ideas , some coherent , most of them random

I wanted to tarry a little , I wanted to think about what I was doing

But I told myself , there is enough Purpose to be had in the City of Gold

So I took my own brain out and threw it away

And now that I was brainless , I wasn’t distracted by Ideas on the way

Then after a while , I started feeling bad, I missed my Home and my mother

I missed my friends , but most of all I missed my senses

I wanted to tarry a little , I wanted to bathe in my sadness

But I told myself , there is enough Happiness to be had in the City of Gold

So I cut my soul out and threw it away

And now that I was soulless , I never felt bad along the way

Thus I traveled long , Thus I traveled far , And thus I am still traveling

I am not sure how far away still the City of Gold is , I am not even sure where it is

I may be blind now , I may be deaf and I may be an unthinking , unfeeling zombie

But I still hope to find the City of Gold one day  

So I carry on traveling ,with nothing to distract me on the way