And You...And I...

And you...
what private hell enslaves you
bound by lies
within walls of self-deceit
which are the demons that inhabit your dreamscape
nightmares you scour from your memory
a darkness that dwells within
a darkness just behind the facade

And I...
bound by chains of self doubt
bound by expectations
unreachable
demons lurk
nightmares walk along side me
no drug to ease the pain
I must go on
alone
rejected and replaced

©2010 Michael Shelby