Curiosity killed the cat but I want to know why
A thirst for knowledge that I can't deny
A lifetime of questions in search of the truth
Words are just letters, in the action lies the proof

Harsh truth I can handle, pretty lies I cannot
Moralistic minds, traits that time forgot
Say what you feel and act how you think
Keep it real and the connection stays in sync

A fumbling brow, wondering how, I gave you so many chances
It's clear to me, my eyes now see, you just took total advantage
Rose tinted glasses have shattered, I never mattered, just a toy with whom you played
You twisted my mind, until I became blind, that's the only reason I stayed.

As she moved it was poetry in motion
A product of her chaos and inner commotion
Graceful yet destructive as she leapt through the air
Through her movements her mind was laid bare

Yet those tears still fell softly down her face
Embracing the tears, she picked up her pace
Moving through the motions her mind starts to clear
Releasing her emotions a smile starts to appear

The music ends, she falls to the floor
The turmoil is back.........forever more

Pleasure in the darkness and pain in the light
So much dysfunction that we've now lost sight
Too scared to be happy, we've forgotten how it feels
Comfort in the chaos, the struggle is real

Locked in a room with only insults for walls
Deja vu, echoes of the past call
A manifestation of exactly what we think
Yet we're all so programmed, we can't see the link

We try to help each other but we're ruined as one
Too scared to be alone so we just carry on.

Covering our eyes, distorting our vision
Keeping us locked in, our delusional prison
Is it time to lift these veils of illusion?
Rip away with force, this optical intrusion

But once it's lifted, what will we see?
A flawed you and an imperfect me
We are all mirrors, reflecting one another
What you detest about yourself you'll despise in your lover

Try to see without the veil, the next time you judge
Realising you flaws, should you hold that grudge?
This life is short, no promises of tomorrow
Live through your heart, because time we can't borrow

Writer's block, still in shock from all those times you said I couldn't.
But I'll write these rhymes with this mind of mine and do everything you said I wouldn't.

So I read your letters and I saw more lies
The bad thing is, it came as no surprise
See I always knew way more than you thought
See I always gave way more than you brought

For you I was merely a temporary distraction
My tears and sadness bringing twisted satisfaction
Mind games, manipulation, ulterior motives and lies
All hidden underneath your fake, obvious disguise

You just fail to see the lessons in all
Shifting the blame when responsibilities call
In the end, the biggest loss, well it's always yours
So many new beginnings ending with closed doors

When will you face those demons within?
When you release your ego, let healing begin
you're trapped in the prison of your own making
You're callous and mean, you live life for the taking

For me though, I'll heal, I have a good heart
My new life awaits, right now it will start