Awaken

I entered this dream
Fully aware of the possibility
That everything and everyone
Were linked together in infinity
But quickly came to embrace the comfort
Of a defense mechanism game
Where every meaning seeking creature
Seems suspiciously to blame
So who am I to notice
Whispers of rebellion on the breeze
Within the confines of my skyline
Where the world is what it seems
Begin to beat my head in rhythm
Of chaotic thought for change
To exist where words like "living"
Are not synonymous with "pain"
Throw down all weapons of distraction
Such as fear and hate and greed
And find that slumber is a crutch
That I no longer seem to heed

I exit my cave
And look back and forth with confusion
Pinch myself and shake my brain
Then sort the concrete from illusion
At which point the clouds of doubt clash
With wisdom and desire
Because I am alive inside, I find
In the aftermath of flash fire
So I reach out to the comfort
Of my ever growing whim
I know I've breathed this air before
But cannot remember when
The dust settles down around me
Contradictory to despair
From when my soul was tugged around
Abandoned ship bereft of care
And I am frozen for the moment
In a sea of disbelief
As life comes crashing down upon me
Like a flood of sweet relief