Philosophical

and as the glorious light 
cascaded through 
the tainted windows 
beating the stale air 
as I bask 
within its shiny coat 
for that fleeting moment 
I ignored the slave driver 
as I devoured a morsel 
from his table 
that fell between the dust 
on the marbled floor 
succumbed to 
my faint-beating heart 
the failing memories 
that eluded me for so long 
when I embraced 
this unwritten contract 
of misery 
ignored the fine print 
by reason of insanity 
I wished that I could 
revoke the hands 
of time itself…

By reason of insanity