The presence
of a thing
is not the thing.
The presence
is your perception,
not the thing’s perception.
The thing
is unaware
of the presence
that is
YOUR imposition
of presence
on the thing.
If I have presence
in your mind,
it’s only because
you give me presence
in your mind.
Otherwise
I am invisible to you.
Why do you give me presence?
Otherwise, I am invisible.
My invisibility seems my presence.
Trail Wood,
6/14
In the realm of perception,
presence is but a mirage,
a reflection of our own mind,
an imposition we discharge.
The thing itself remains unchanged,
unaware of our projected sight,
its essence lies beyond our grasp,
in depths concealed, out of our light.
It is our choice to give it presence,
to shape its form within our thought,
yet without our conscious gaze,
it fades, into the void it’s brought.
Why then do we grant such power,
to make things present or unseen?
In our perception lies the key,
to create or dissolve the scene.
Invisible or seen, it matters not,
the thing remains as it has been,
presence is a transient veil,
it’s our perception that we glean.