you wrote me
into your past
it is there
i will stay

how much
of your life
has been decided
for you?

co-constructed
by the passing faces
on sidewalks

all life travelers
traversing dual rivers

what is
and
what shouldn't be

how often
do you enter
forbidden
territory?

i don't
wake up
when my eyes
open
i haven't
been awake
for some time
now

i anchor
myself
to the back
of your mind
you wish
me away
but here
i still linger

If Satan
were really
the Devil
he wouldn't punish
bad people
it's a myth
you see
that evil lies
in the darkest
of nights
so don't be worried
when the nightmares
bring comfort
a familiar darkness
no longer afraid
safety can be found
in the arms of the shadows

She said,

     “Life is just a series of problems
       to be traded off by other problems”

Is that so?
That’s what life is all about?

To choose between two evils
It just doesn’t make sense

A buffet served by the devil
It seems so cruel

Where is the loophole?
The secret to happiness
Has anyone figured out?

Maybe we’re all just dying inside
I’m convinced that’s it

Just say it out loud
I think this we can admit

i stand at the edge
where the water meets land

a few steps forward
is all it would take
to be swept away

i let the sea take me
relinquish control

it's out of my hands
i don't have to think

my mind is at ease
i am free
i am free

a smile washes over me
i am ready for life

this was all it took
but no land in sight