serendipity

iii- grow

Imagine

Shallow people covering their emptiness

With masks weaved of silk and ego

Imagine

A concrete forest with branches hanging low and inviting

And a bright fruit in the middle

Imagine

A magician's stage and yourself quivering

Under the bright glare of the spotlight

Imagine

Growing up and burying all your fears

Beneath false pretences and long-gone innocence

Imagine

Finding all your old hiding places in ruins

And yourself standing amidst the settling dust

Imagine

The word 'no' dying in your painted lips

And being replaced with bubbling laughs and hurting smiles

Imagine

The liquid spicing your veins

And fueling you to dance all night

Imagine

Trying to catch a star into the palm of your hand

Only to find that it is already shooting away without you noticing

Imagine

Striving to breathe through smoke-blackened lungs

And feeling your mask slip through your trembling fingers

Imagine

Waking up and finding that it was just a dream

And then the dread as you realise that it doesn't differ from your reality all that much

Imagine being me

a/n: Dedicated to LinkinLetters because I absolutely love their poems