Silent Witness

Your tenderness is fleeting, colliding with your underlying reality
Brief moments, glimpses into the world, you know others exist
Your narcissism is a trap, you are caged within yourself
Content to exist alone, yet you seek a companion in your misery,
but only at your convenience.
You cage them, never again to escape your reality
They must come to you, tempted by the security of your cage,
Your mental rage ruins it.
Now trapped and feeling empty and foolish, they seek an exit
and discover only a choice
They scream and fight only to realize you’ve captured their voice
Identity lost, confusion like fog, all clarity gone.
The line between sanity and your world is blurred.
Drowning in your despair I let go, choking on your thoughts as they are not my own
I somehow escape only to my own prison.
Traumatized by your wrath I sit in the corner trying to warm my soul.
I see the world through razor wire.
I reach out and only bleed, a fierce burning pain.
You taste my blood and envy it; I’m still human.
A feeding frenzy, lashing out, my salty tears a seasoning for your feast.
You tell me you love me.  I don’t understand.
So angry, I wonder if it’s like flirting with the enemy, adrenaline junky.
Your hand is warm on my face as you wipe my tears.
You coax me back into your cage.
Your appetite curbed for a moment, I feel your tenderness…