You’re amazing.

You do everything right.

You do it better than anyone.

Expectations are high.

You’re everything I ever wanted. My dream lives within you.

I finally awoke. Gasping for air. Sudden alertness pumping through my blood. Filling my ears with the sound of my heart.

The day breaks through my window. I’m in a daze. The light is burning my eyes. It takes a moment to adjust.

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The curtains that once trapped this light have been ripped. Torn. Scathed. What caused such a curious circumstance?

I’m confused.

No.

Frustrated.

No.

Angry.

Appalled.

Afraid.

Reality is tortuous. Burns. Boils.

I see you in the corner. Your hands ripe with blood. Raw.

Smeared in mud.

Tainted. Dirty.

You don’t care.

No, you don’t notice.
For the mud was always there.