Ilusion

 

A fish in water isn’t where you expect

A spinning bird and cage become one

Stairs that go up forever and ever

Yet somehow end up at the bottom again

 

A smile painted onto your lips

That I return, only mine is sincere

A hand that you held out to me

That I took, believing it to be real

 

The rope you threw out to save me

That I clutched at but couldn’t reach

Your horror as you watched me drown

That convinced everyone but me

 

You somehow stole my smile

My fingers slipped through your hand

The rope that you taunted me with

The act while eyes were on you

 

None of them were real

I think the only real thing you ever gave me

Was hatred for all those who try to help me

For the memory of you stays strong

 

Although, I sometimes think

That the smile when they all turned away

Your smile as I lay dying

I think that smile was real