like

Like the bitter taste of pain and suffering
like a deep drought of listlessness
like a simile that makes no sense
like "like Hitler on an ice rink."
like the theory of relativity:
when the faster you run away from yourself, the slower time goes.
like a battle of excommunication:
when brothers turn away, backstabbing.
like singing a joyful song
and having the notes of a funeral dirge come out.
like swinging, swinging, backandforth
when you move but don't go anywhere.

Like life
when everything around you looks broken
and everything around you is beautiful
when nothing works like it should
and nothing should work like it does.
Like life
when ugliness is all around
making the world a beautiful place
when the sphere groans under the burden of war
making you believe in love.
Like life.
That's what this is like.
It's a bit like truly living.
Only a bit.
Like life.