Is this all
The whole thing
Reality is real
Nothing goes deeper?
They say yes ma’am
Of course ma’am
Welcome home ma’am
I can’t believe their smiling faces
I find no honesty in those glimmering eyes
This is not the end for me
This can’t be all there is

They try to hold me back
Keep me housed in ignorance
Their fingers dig into my flesh
Hold me tight
Distract with pain
It’s too dangerous ma’am
Far too costly
And too great a risk
Just stay here and decline with us

Alone I have much to ponder
The room with no door and shuttered windows
Artificial lights are harsh
Revealing the truth of things forced under them
Love is fragile and rarely true
Hate binds fast and well
Friends all have their own motives
Everyone is fundamentally alone

These things are too much to bear
It hurts to think they are reality
When I close my eyes and scream
I hear them outside the locked door
Yes ma’am
Of course ma’am
You are ever-so correct ma’am

It’s a shock to break down the walls
To see the things that glimmer in the dark
There is truth here
But so hard to see
Close your eyes and feel what’s real