Chameleon  By G.G. Falderal

Chameleon, mocking bird of light,

Becomes stone in the grassland:

Ensuring longevity by being remote

But the light of love plays many tricks of its own,

And a bargain for safety soon becomes sellout

The grass will wither unattended - undesired

Until all that lives is cool stone

And distance becomes the con artist's new medium

The chameleon rubs with gritty surrogate shoulders

Only to realize far too late in the day,

As stone becomes dust

The world is a field of chameleons.

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