What once is now was My feet tread delicately over egg shells Balance on unsturdy tightropes My body's equilibrium thrown off My legs shake like an earthquake of emotion From outer to inner core, I see A slimmer of green light, my american dream I am the Great Gatsby Holding onto a bit of the past Desiring it to become the present To the future of mine Yet with soft words I am met with inevitable flames of anger A rage so powerful, so dangerous So provoking, prodding me like a cow The man I was born from Whom is supposed to defend me Is one that destroys me His words conform, turning into a wrecking ball Slam into my heart, destroying it Pieces fall down like pebbles tip, tipping against a lover's window Except it taps the windows of Satan Awakening unknown, terrifying horrors As bottles clink, can crash, alcohol splatters So does the confidence I once had mbm