It’s lonely here
in this space I’ve created
It’s quiet here
except for a few voices
People on every side
“But they’re not allies”
a voice whispers
That’s not true, I shout to no one in particular
“Are you so sure?”
it asks
And the doubt seeps in, like water
into a dry sponge
dropped in a puddle
not a very clean puddle
The lies are thick fog
Obscuring the people
Blurring the truth
The truth smudges so easy here
Lines blend without warning
Reflection bends and distorts
All the while, my heart wars with my head
Reason and emotion and heart ache duke it out
There is no winner
I’m left bruised and battered
I’m breaking
This sponge is heavy like stone
It’s too hard to leave
The whispers, they grow
It’s almost all I can hear
They drown You out
They say “don’t bother
you can’t resist us
we know the truth”
And I don’t have the strength
I’m surrounded.
