The cold
The stillness, the tension
The feeling in the room
Your soul
Contained and rotting
In your eyes

I know you

But did you know that
I was something other
Beyond your life?

The specter of your agency
Burnt in your smile
You knew it was too late for me
To reconcile
My world with the impact
And the stars that burst in my mind

I still dream of the day that we all
Left you behind

Is this how you dreamed it would happen?
Like some kind of game
I know you thought you recognized me
But we are not the same
We are not the same

I didn't know who I was
But I knew exactly
How far I had to push you

Do you know that
I am something other
Beyond your life?

The specter of your agency
Burnt in your smile
You knew it was too late for me
To reconcile
My world with the impact
And the stars that burst in my mind

I hope you pray your feeble
Doesn't follow mine

Did you think that
I was something other
You had to destroy?