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The Escapism of a Modern Era
a young girl lays her head
the pillow gently welcomes her
sleep, and the possibility of dreams
ease her mind into another plane
one where her teddy bear best friend
is alive, is real, is more than pure plush
one where mommy doenst drink so much
one where daddy doesnt beat her black and blue
a world where at 10 years old
she doesnt hide in a musical world
behind loud guitars, synth galore
and comforting words of pain
but alas, this world is all we have
so she cranks the volume with her fragile hand
closes her eyes and pretends
sings her songs and pretends
pretends theres somehwere else
somewhere safe
somewhere where shes still young
somewhere so surreal
