Dawn & Dusk

I once lived
In an alternate reality
Where a strange haze distorted
Everything around me

Kind faces
Glitched into sneers
And hearty laughter
Morphed into jeers

Innocuous glances
Became looks of disdain
Beautiful landscapes
Became drab and mundane

I heard whispers of derision
In blanket silence
And sustained terrible wounds
In the absence of violence

This endless anguish
I tirelessly fought
Until I learned to uproot
The dark, deceptive thoughts