Is this how they felt? Those women, adulterous? Those men, thieving? Breathing in the bitter metal Of their shackles, Just before treading the welcome mat Of Death? I sit here, breathing, Aware of the awkwardness of breath, Fearing everything, when nothing Threatens me within this night. Still, I can't help but wonder If my mind is crazed or If human kind is crazed. Which is it? If reality does not exist Without my perception of visible light And awake consciousness, Then isn't everything just a reflection On the mirror in my mind? If I slow down the shutter, All is over-exposed. If I warp my vision, Sanity's window is closed, And no breath of fresh air will I feel, Until my body's decomposed, And I'm floating freely in the dark... It's normal, I suppose.