A Fool's Dream

I dream I dream of life away from this cage A life free of pain Free of shackles Free of chains The more I struggle the more the noose tightens Is it my fate to die like this? Like an animal? I can hear his footsteps in a distant Heavy and rough His laugh cold, my tormentor... I fight him no more Is it my fate to die like this? His whip breaks my spirit His knife stabs my soul My tormentor My monster Will I be free of this hell? Will I dance with the stars? Sing with the moon? Find love… But it is just a fantasy A fool’s dream I will die like this An old memory A cold night story A shadow in the darkness But I will not be alone My tormentor, my monster His eyes, a mirror to my hell I will die like this Forgotten…but not alone