below and beyond

when i lost my soul, i know not

where i dropped it, i remember not

now, for sure, i roam soulless

but with a heavy burden
stepping into every optometrist
in town to enhance my vision of the transcendence
that i may ease my weight in the soulless soul

many have offered cheap advice, quick fixes

and pointed me towards radars
that will teach me to be quickly noticeable

but i’m bent to probe that being

that prompts my becoming
below and beyond all radars
both secular and pretentious

© henry victor