I am here
Now
Walking down this cold, windy street
In black leather shoes and a warm jacket
In my thoughts
However
I am climbing a wooden staircase
That reaches for the tiny dots in the violet sky
These thoughts of mine
Are mine and mine alone
Illusory to others
Concrete and palpable to me
This world is bursting with reality
Reality that only I can experience
I take another step
Both worlds are beyond my control
I do not dictate anything or anyone
I am a fraction of two wholes
I take another step
With every blink
I shift from one reality to another
A magic portal I carry
In my iris
I take another step
Which is more real I cannot say
They both appear equally true and
Equally fantastical to me
There is a fine line between the two
With every blink
The line gets blurry
I take another step
I Take Another Step
Frank Solanki 
Put this one in the vault… I feel a camaraderie with the speaker
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It is easy to get lost in both and not know which is real. They each bring their own comfort and pain. But as long as you keep moving forward, I do believe, these two can coexist. Well written piece, Frank!
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That’s all any of us can do. But step forward. One step at a time.
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this is beautiful 💚
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Lovely.
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This is beautifully introspective—an elegant meditation on the duality of inner and outer worlds. Your imagery pulls the reader in step by step, blending the physical and the imaginative with such quiet power. The contrast between the cold street and the cosmic staircase is striking, and the repeated line “I take another step” adds a rhythmic heartbeat to the piece.
Your writing captures the mystery of consciousness—the way we’re always walking in two worlds at once, the seen and the unseen. It’s thoughtful, poetic, and deeply resonant. A truly captivating piece.
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❤️
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This was a lovely read.💛
The imagery of each blink being a portal is stunning. It’s such a gentle reminder that we all walk in two realms – the visible and the imagined. And somehow, step by step, we learn to hold both.💛🙏🏻
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