Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
Break his spells
You might as well
Never say his name
End his game
We know what he is
Nobody wins.
Everybody loses.
Stories told,
bought and sold.
Facts versus fiction.
No break for you now,
‘though it seems unfair somehow
You have to keep on working,
no matter how exhausting
Others with less or zero effort
Last night you appeared
right there in my dream
as real as I refused to see
you smirked at me, it seemed
“I haven’t got you yet,”
I’d like to be
right in-between
asleep and awake
Is it too hard to take?
It’s the only place
You use your bitter past
to ensure their hopes won’t last.
“Be realistic,”
that’s what you always say
making sure your message sticks.
We can still see each other,
thanks to the webcam on our computers
or hear each other on our phones.
Still,
some things are irreplacable.
I sometimes fall asleep
and find myself there again
back to the same quiet streets
and my two best friends
I miss those peaceful streets
