I'm hopelessly
Surrounded by dreaming pages
And moribund script
The letters that were
Once friends are now
Liars and thieves
They betray their creator
But they will never
Liberate their world
As they once did
My own
With insulation of expression
But what once
Was comforting
Is now oppressive
Cloying
Sugary but not sweet
Bitterly saccharine
Now longer serving
To distract
But to emphasize
That something is missing
