Life is nothing but a series of stairs
that you climb, slow 'n easy,
thinking that at the next level
you'll surely find ...
that what you've been born for!
The endless climbing, the restless seeking
just going on and on ...
each turn bringing with it the wild hope
that you'll surely find, round the next corner,
the treasure trove you've been looking for!
Until one fine (or not so fine) day you discover
to your great shock and disappointment
that you've been climbing this long
and have reached this high
for ... just THIS?
The top of the stairwell - the empty attic,
that holds nothing you'd ever have wanted
and highlighting to you, oh so clearly, that
life is nothing but a mirage, an illusion
you've been pointlessly running after!
