Living is a dream A torturous endless waking dream A nightmare of all my imaginings Never quite captured by my mind The endless permutations astonish me The darkest intentions no longer shock me The hate I endure The pain I carry The people that hurt me I've come to expect The love I've taken for granted The life I've surrendered The things I've tried to forget The pain I tried to diminish The light tried to extinguish None of that shocks me My attempts My lack of attempts My doubts my rights my wrongs Even my being No longer shocks me Shock, astonish, surprise, confuse, dazed, doubtful, damaged, befuddled I'm unfazed by the depths of my ego I only wish to dissolve into nothing