Soul Tragedy of Errors — Poetry by Joseph Osel

Soul Tragedy of Errors —
Joseph Osel  

for some
the soul-mate
does not exist
and being no
more real
than
the perfect
woman
it is very easy
to walk away

no harder than pulling
your fingers
from fire

in-fact natural

and being that
you can find another
who is not your
soul-mate
with relative ease
the human condition
is relived

but

in absence of a
soul-mate
some find life
to hard
to carry on
and
many times
the end for
these souls is
Shakespearian

and while they
cut off their ears
for the sake of
love

the rest of us
continue to
drink
sleep
fuck
and fight
our way
towards

the end.

_

Joseph Osel is an editor and writer.
"Soul Tragedy of Errors" was first published in 2007.