Simulacrum

We live in a world,

where things are followed,

as per the perceived vogue,

that favors the latest trends... 

From the ancient times,

we have used representations,

making copies of the originals, 

in our quest, for image building. 

From leaders, to religious figures, 

engraved in statues, or in paintings,

most of the structures being raised,

were the imitations, of things great. 

In the subsequent generations, 

we saw advancements in civilizations, 

still, we were fixated, chase the ones,

whom we respect, have admiration. 

Simulacrum... 

We have invested our feelings, 

in the symbolism, of a grand life,

only the mediums have changed, 

but our wishes, remains the same. 

Being faithful to visual resemblance, 

beneath the surface, has deeper significance,

in recreation, caricatures, iconography,

we were connecting with deeper desires. 

And I wonder, as I learn,

how this world would change,

when we lose, our uniqueness,

as we create, a hollow shell... 

Losing the originals, 

under simulacrum waves!!