When you are in the dark
It is easy to forget
What it was like
When you were in the light

Almost famous
Lovely faces
Face it
Leather and laces
Hearts and aces
Mirror replacements

Chains
Bars
Handcuffs
Fast cars
Stuffed with tough love
Scars, stars
Young tics and tacks
Tasks and jumping jacks
Waving hands
Basking in summer sands
Where we drew our plans
Wanted to tell our moms and dads
But they washed away and they wouldn’t understand
Drastic actions
Rare reactions
Double down
Lap it up lap em
Keep them laughing

Sweating through the sequins
Sequence
Excess
Leaning
It’s all happening
Believe it
Leave it
Liberty
Freedom

“Is anyone listening?” Cried my conscience
Teary-eyed and locked away at the back of my mind
Staring in horror,
At the disgraceful scene laid out before her
“No feelings, no right… no consent.” She screams
Clawing at the darkness,
Unable to speak through to me
“Is anyone listening?” It was my turn to cry
Teary-eyed, locking myself away in my mind