[R I S E]

i wish to go back
to when you weren’t real
when all I could see of you
was a foggy figure

a silhouette through
the mirror

and that’s all you were

…

when I ruled my kingdom
and stood on top of the mountain
you were far away
on an island in the ocean

so why have you come to me now
now that I started to forget about you
now that I couldn’t make out your shadow anymore
now that I had gotten so bad it was the best thing ever

…

I remember the silhouettes
of so many things.
Their meaning is faded,
but their memories stained my mind.

Snowflakes, falling onto the burning ocean.
Being swallowed whole by a void of time.

Musical notes
play as the earth runs to the ground
As all things collapse into one
and everything means nothing again

…

I rule this kingdom.
It’s solely mine.
We didn’t build it together.
It was all done by me.

And if the stars come crashing down on us
I’ll rise above you all and smile
Because I told you so.
And now, after all, I’ll watch you go.

……

maybe all I needed were some 0’s and 1’s
to stand back up and fight
or lose myself in a dream
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