On Escapes

she sang to me
"Failure is all i saw"

failure is all i know

she swayed toward me
this was a dream

she was a nightmare

sing to me
about the corruption
of our past

sing to me

so out of key

she filled the atmosphere
death was in the air

dripping
beads of fear
down my temples

who was it
who sang

this sweet
pulverization

lend me your ear
to hear

lend me your eyes
to see

lend me your heart
to feel

let me construct
what isn’t me

from all of you

hypnotized

she swayed me
to that palpable rhythm

"martyrs we never were"

selfish, we dawned our masks

"murderers we’ll always be"

mirrors, reflecting reality in denial

killing you
killing me

masks of mirrors
staring into each others
infinite hallways

always hiding
never confronting

what we were

killers in fear
hearts in despair

let your voice ring forever
in my ear

"let me run
set me free

basking in my
tacit escape”