Jesse
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As I lie in the prison with no doors,
A curious light flickers across the floor.
Pretending I'm able, on unstable legs
I rise up from my bed. It's been another
sleepless night, another night trapped
within my head.
This is new- there were no windows before.
This is where the light came from, the light
on the floor. The lack of darkness gives me
willpower I don't normally have anymore.
Step by step I approach the bars.
An outside world I thought so far away
materializes before me. The light is so
bright I can hardly see, but wait I can
see. Outside of my barred window there
appears to be a giant me.
Outside of my cell isn't outside at all
as far as I can tell. It's a giant room,
with a giant mirror, containing a giant
reflection of me, but he's not bound. He's...
he's not moving at all.
I scream, "Wake up! Let me out of here!"
He moves no closer near. He can't seem
to hear. He only stands there, smiling
from ear to ear. In anger I remove my
shoes and toss them into the mirror.
Not what you'd expect, the shoe goes right
through. As though it were a body of water,
ripples from the impact outwardly move.
In disbelief I throw my last shoe. Unlike
the last, this hit cracks the glass.
Slow at first, the cracks soon begin to
spread with a seeming thirst. Smiling still,
my reflection is now broken. Liquid pours
through surfaces that have opened. The
surface is melting. My portrait sags and
drips at the bottom.
My reflection towering no more, my face
nears the floor as the mirror continues
to drip away. Pearly white teeth give
a sign of health, but his eyes resemble
death.
Most curious are his eyes. There's something
strange.. His eyes...what are in his eyes?
Bars. He has bars for eyes. Bars that lead
to another world, another life. Bars that
lead to another room not at all welcoming.
Behind one of these bars I see another me,
screaming out to try and wake me.
A curious light flickers across the floor.
Pretending I'm able, on unstable legs
I rise up from my bed. It's been another
sleepless night, another night trapped
within my head.
This is new- there were no windows before.
This is where the light came from, the light
on the floor. The lack of darkness gives me
willpower I don't normally have anymore.
Step by step I approach the bars.
An outside world I thought so far away
materializes before me. The light is so
bright I can hardly see, but wait I can
see. Outside of my barred window there
appears to be a giant me.
Outside of my cell isn't outside at all
as far as I can tell. It's a giant room,
with a giant mirror, containing a giant
reflection of me, but he's not bound. He's...
he's not moving at all.
I scream, "Wake up! Let me out of here!"
He moves no closer near. He can't seem
to hear. He only stands there, smiling
from ear to ear. In anger I remove my
shoes and toss them into the mirror.
Not what you'd expect, the shoe goes right
through. As though it were a body of water,
ripples from the impact outwardly move.
In disbelief I throw my last shoe. Unlike
the last, this hit cracks the glass.
Slow at first, the cracks soon begin to
spread with a seeming thirst. Smiling still,
my reflection is now broken. Liquid pours
through surfaces that have opened. The
surface is melting. My portrait sags and
drips at the bottom.
My reflection towering no more, my face
nears the floor as the mirror continues
to drip away. Pearly white teeth give
a sign of health, but his eyes resemble
death.
Most curious are his eyes. There's something
strange.. His eyes...what are in his eyes?
Bars. He has bars for eyes. Bars that lead
to another world, another life. Bars that
lead to another room not at all welcoming.
Behind one of these bars I see another me,
screaming out to try and wake me.
