Beneath the Surface

 

Out of sight and beyond control

they lurk unseen but are ever present

What we see is what we believe

yet the unseen lives also

Often out of mind, impossible to invite

the subliminal forces are at play

These are the undercurrents of life

a dimension without interpretation

Signs and symbols punctuate their presence

intruding into our thoughts and ideas

Inexplicable feelings and irrational thoughts

manifest themselves as dreams or nightmares

At night they expose their identity to bring

fear, horror, fantasies, love, mystery and the unreal

In the fullness of day they occasionally

raise their periscope to announce their presence

only to re submerge into a hidden mass

They live with us, only loosely connected

sufficient to impact their intentions and

make known their hidden role in life

They are beneath the surface of our existence

obscure, impossible to comprehend, but there