DEAR NICHOLAS, by Nicholas Stephens

I kept hearing her screams, shouting my name,

Am I alive? is this real? Am I even sane?

Your mind is numb to reality, your soul's fading to oblivion,

Your rise is becoming your fall, and reality is becoming an illusion

Your Love is turning evil and your heart's fading with time

A lie is your truth and your truth is a lie

Your mask is falling and your tears are dripping

Speak your truth & submit, your coat has fallen

Open your present and get dressed, your future awaits

But first there's an old friend who is longing to see your face

So let's forgive and move on,

And erase the dusk because there's a dawn