In Pandora’s Panacea ~ Holographic Works of Art (2007) by Carole Sawo
Then suddenly the image flipped
And changed from dark to light
I saw that in reflection was
A path to my delight
Upon the stage found actors who
Were beautiful in form
That in their majesty could caste
Mere phantasy transform
I laughed inside for I could tell
That this was no mistake
My misperception of pure hell
Redeemed in double take
But though the trickster raised a hand
To strike me from the stage
I laughed at him to overcome
That he should have no rage
And as the clown in true disguise
Reduced to tiny space
I know I saw in briefest time
A smile upon his face
For he was no more foolish than
The person I’d become
And as he held a hand to me
We alchemised as one
No gender based identity
Can take from man so wise
In truest form of dignity
Saw God within his eyes
Can you believe that this should be
A play in which we act
To take it no more seriously
Than matter of a fact
Amazing intellect to make
A tapestry of life
That held no more reality
Than illusions born in strife
When feeling stopped but eyes perceived
I found in front of me
No tragic consequence of fate
But Divine’st comedy