THE FICTIONEER

          When memory and imagination blend,
          Another world emerges into view,
          A world that I can hope to comprehend
          Since I invented it and made it true.

          The fictions I devise become more real
          Than what we take as actuality,
          For what in life is hidden, I reveal,
          And nothing’s left to errant fantasy.

          If you seek deeper meaning, crave more sense,
          Then turn to fiction for its true pretense.

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