The Dream Thief
Crushing hope by dismantling one aspiration at a time.
Bitter and cold.
She claims a heart, but what of a soul?
Her selfish ways are out of control.
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She’ll suck you in without warning.
Like the mud in the salt marsh
She’ll hold on with all that she’s got.
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Water rises from below,
Tread fast, avoid her suction,
As the damage she’s done is conveniently forgot.
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Beware, even if you manage to remain afloat.
She’ll manage to kill you
But trust me on this, it’ll be slow.
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I think she thrives when we flounder.
Her guilt trips, the bitterness,
And relentless emissions of poison…
They are all that I know.
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She’s kept me locked in her toxic chamber.
Unable to break away without her petulant pouting.
Followed by the condemnations.
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She’s so toxic
She’s a one-woman invasion.
I can’t seem to fix her.
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There’s no way to make her see
That the trouble here is with her.
Although she’d prefer to blame you and me.
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She’ll bind you with her terribly toxic tethers
Smother you with negativity
Until it’s only darkness that you can see.
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Breaking away would be such a welcome relief.
Instead, I’m trapped here
Day in. Day out.
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Buried under her grief.
She’s smothered my dreams.
Told me I’d never get it right.
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To nitpick and humiliate
Are her preferred methods of attack.
Whittle your confidence until you visibly deteriorate.
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She’ll come for your dreams
As she’s squandered her own.
She’s stolen mine away like a thief in the night.
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Truly the worst kind of thief
She’s the thief of dreams.
Unmoved by even the most heartbroken screams.
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What do you do when the one who’s poisoning you
Is the one who’s meant to take care of you?
The one you should be able to rely on?
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Instead, you’re faced with insidious leeching,
Their angry screeching,
While you’re tirelessly beseeching.
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“Let me go.
Just walk away.
Leave us be.’’
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Yearning for freedom
From her depressing kingdom
Set me free.
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I’m down on my knees
Why do you forsake me?
I’m asking you, please.
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Your bitter soul insists on reaping its daily toll
Skeletal fingers tear open a hole
My joy seeps out.
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Is this to be my lifelong role?
I’m drained and diminished
Rundown and belittled.
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My happiness, dreams, and confidence you’ve whittled
To nothingness.
You make me feel worthless.
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Depleted.
All of my dreams deleted.
Now I stand before you truly defeated.
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