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A Delicate Balance
Balancing on a tight rope
No not to catch me below
At one end, the darkness
At the other, a bright light
I am pulled in by the darkness
And so I walk the tight rope
Little did I know
Of the horrors ahead
Kept in the dark
Lies and deceptions
Grabbed and taken
Screaming into a void of black
Who is there? I am never to see
Hands over my mouth
Trapping the accusations
Trapping the only truth
The light should be better, right?
The truth and nothing but the truth
But the truth doesn't always keep you safe
They still come for me
I see the death now
There is no innocence
The children are scared to leave their house
The truth set me free but it was a freedom I had feared
I escape both sides
Running back to the tightrope
Staring at the nettles floor
The decision to make
The worlds between
No safe way down
I couldn't survive either worlds
I couldn't survive the jump
Bring me back to the world of gray areas
Bring me back to the center
In costumes and fantasies I needed balance
But I think I just lost it
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This piece is about finding the correct balance in life. Sometimes we want nothing but the truth can be scary.