Mirage

So near yet so damn far
Chances are but an illusory affair
A sea of availability around
Choose they do to hit the shore; wave-like
Lasting barely for a few seconds,
They revert to the sea
And stay in tact, yet afloat the sea's surface.

Pools of water lie before
Chances are bequeathed like an oasis
Yet they vanish;
Leaving the mind with a mirage!

The world seems on one's palm top,
Readily present-
Just a touch away,
Yet veiled by the virtual wall.

All is but a hallucination
Where mortals just ride on
Sometimes, pause to ponder,
And assume preposterously
That this is life!