I can feel the weight of life

Throbbing as it suffocates me

Repetitive with its never-ending blanket

Making time seem too slow and yet too fast

My eyes cloud over in a haze

And I go through the motions with a smile

Wanting to scream and kick

But life just keeps going on

I need something to break the chain

A moment solely for myself

I want to relax without any pressure

I want the world to stop for one second

A weekend of movies and junk food

A break from reality

I will laugh with characters from

A life that’s too perfect to be real

And I will let my tears fall

When stuff goes bad for them, too

My screams will float into the night

When ghouls and monsters rise

I will fight against injustice

Do things I could never find the courage for

Just for one moment

Can I live somebody else’s life instead?