"the world just got a little darker"
"when you opened your eyes?"
they called her a beauty queen, but she didn't even know how to read.
yet the lights never shone brighter than she did.
what are you doing to them?
she was begging for sympathy,
pleading for a reason,
crying for an escape,
and faking a life.
so the banner was plastered across the stage as the music killed the awkward silences
and she kept thinking -
NEON LIGHTS NEON LIGHTS NEON LIGHTS
RED BALLOONS RED BALLOONS RED BALLOONS
HIGH HEELS HIGH HEELS HIGHER HEELS
RIPPED STREAMERS PARTY CRASHERS CAR CRASHES
SPILLED COCKTAIL DRINKS RIPPED COCKTAIL DRESSES
MISSED KISSES FINDING PEOPLE MISSING MAPS
if you look really closely,
beyond the illusion of the fog,
and every lie you've told / hear / painted
you'll see these words tattooed on her back:
life is but a dream.
if you cant see them,
get your feet out of that alleyway,
if you can,
rescue her.