Can’t even see the sun.
Can’t even hear the waves.
Can’t even feel the wind.
Can’t even stay in place.
Seeing you look around,
seeking for an escape.
The expression on your face
clearly indicates that you
thought all of this was real.
Wish I could turn you on,
the way the information does.
Wish I could make you come
back to your senses. Gone
are the days of innocently
living our lives.
We’ve been exposed
to something deadly.
Now we only have a little time.
I’m running through
all the possibilities
for you.
What I find looks grim,
doesn’t seem like much
that we can do.
You’ve unplugged yourself,
not as easy as
just plugging yourself
back in.
Once you’ve stepped off
the reservation,
it’s not easy going back again.
The world looks a little different
from the outside.
This is the press of time.
The cost of life.
You couldn’t stay tied
to that place of lies.
Not everyone
is built to carry on
in an illusion.
Tear the page a little bit,
find what lays behind it.
Something’s burning in the dark.
Follow the light and find your spark.
Taste the sun and burn the nerve.
Open and learn the words.
This is where you’re meant to be,
out in the truth, and free.
Unplugging yourself
is an invitation
to struggle with yourself.
No other way forward.
You’ve made your choice, now.
Best to get in,
all the way.
DJR – 2023
