A princess by heart

Crowned with a deceptive hope

She wanders in the dark

Musing about feelings

She never thought she’d ever get to feel

Carefully examining

The teeming shadows

That embraces her whole being

She felt so defenseless

Her beloved domicile was an inept fortress

In the hours of darkness

She hunkers down trembling

On the edge of the bed

Desperately rocking herself to and fro

Wishing to appease her turbulent soul

She looked up on me, and I was frozen

Her eyes were overflowing with tears

Without a sound she weeps

I tried to come closer to wipe them away

But the closer I get, the farther she seems to be

It wasn’t long before I realized

I’ve already seen that face somewhere

And it dawned on me clearly… it was just a dream

And the gutted face I was looking at

…Was mine