Sonnet 048
Laijon Liu 20160402
You are not worldly treasure I compare
Once I have you, you are forever mine
Carefully I keep you closely in my chest
Even the smartest thief can only stare and sigh
Property to generations, fortune switch hands
Crown jewels at auction, palaces ransacked
Materials are made by hand, with name brand
Like the land deals we do under price tags
Naked we are, enter this world, with a cry
Without true birthright, choice or legacy
Whatever we’ve worked, earned and possess
Are all illusions of existence to be done.
But now I still have you, my prize!
One day we all be gone, yet no regret!
