Ceci n'est pas une pipe

The tree is not the forest;

the forest is not the tree.

The song is not the essence;

the anthem is not the pride.

The smiles are not the happiness;

the tears are not the grief.

The touching is not the reaching;

the reaching is not the connecting.

The existing is not the living;

the living is not the becoming.

The shackles are not the bondage;

the freedom is not the free will.

The republic is not the union;
the fence is not the separation.

The morality is not the definite;

the truth is not the absolute.

The religion is not the path;
the conscience is not the guide. 

The war is not the justice;

the justice is not the consolation.

The success is not the testimony;
the failure is not the finality. 

The silence is not the serenity;

the ticking is not the time.

The awareness is not the awakening;

the awakening is not the transcendence.

The wakening is not the reality;

the obvious is not the certainty.

The universe is not the totality;

the end is not the eventual.