Pass So Many Souls

Pass So Many Souls
© Surazeus
2025 01 07

"I pass so many souls on road of life, 
yet illusion you are still by my side 
after so many years of wandering lost 
inspires my heart to keep searching for you 
alive as someone else in this wide world." 
Kathy stops in the middle of the crowd. 

"There are so many unique human beings, 
yet each one passing by on road of life 
always remains another nameless stranger 
whose entire complex life of hopes and dreams 
happens outside scope of my searching eyes." 
Kathy holds the new camera in her hands. 

"What is the name your mother gave to you? 
Where were you born, how far have you gone now, 
how far will you go, and where will you die? 
What do you want to do with your short life, 
and have you succeeded, or have you failed?" 
Kathy takes no photos of anyone. 

"You are all ghosts, half visible in light 
of hopeless love, in silence passing by 
on endless road of life that leads nowhere, 
so I must laugh at this absurdity 
that drives me to care for each one of you." 
Kathy gazes in their eyes with wordless hope. 

"Just one person, out of billions alive 
this vibrant hour on spinning globe of hope, 
is destined to stop and look in my eyes, 
and we will both, at that bright moment, know 
we will merge our souls in passion of love." 
Kathy watches thousands walk back and forth. 

"We met when we were students full of hope 
that we will play dramatic roles in life, 
talking about the great accomplishments 
we would contribute to the greater good, 
eager to make this world better for all." 
Kathy blushes at the passions of youth. 

"I have never understood in my heart 
what misunderstanding drove us apart, 
what disagreement on methods of faith 
fractured bond of trust, so we both got lost 
in useless rituals of futility." 
Kathy wants to walk some different path. 

"I feel my spirit fragment into parts 
so countless mindless clones break off from me 
and live separate lives of fulfilled desire 
while I stand here alone and paralyzed 
with vain hope we find each other again." 
Kathy continues walking in the faceless crowd.