Light

It’s dark. The usual. Normal.
And then I hear a hum
Curious, I go toward it
Wary like that cat

It’s you - smiling softly
Confident and warm and enthusiastic
Sadistic as ever

Presenting dreams of happiness, delusional.
In exchange for all that’s real
The acceptance of the good and the bad.
And I scream, shaking and bawling and mad.

And like Bane’s punishment
The pit isn’t the prison
It’s you, the light at the top.
And if I did rise to make the climb
I’d fall right back in
Back where I can see you
Back where I belong
In the darkness
Just more broken than before

One glance at you, hope
Is all it takes to fill my days with despair
I let out a final howl
And lash my fists out at you
Now they’re bloodied
With protruding pieces of glass
From the mirror that was you

It’s dark again. Quiet. Normal.
Until I hear a hum again.

Look in the mirror. Tell me what you see.