Escape

Escape from the loudness
Escape from the yelling
Escape from the doors slamming, glasses breaking
There is no way out of this madness
Silently I flee to my room
It is my safe haven
The only place I can be alone, in peace, tranquility, solidarity
Smothered under the covers of my cold blanket, I begin to read in my head
I begin to get transported to another world, similar to mine
I am Her
I am Him
I am Them
My ultimate escape from this haunting reality is my book
There I feel the losses, the hurt, the pain, and the love they feel
My mind takes a sober trip away from this horror, if only for a little while
Brings me to never ending bliss
Screaming, crying, yelling
Immediately torn from my fantasy life back into reality
I close my eyes and lay still in the drowning darkness
It overcomes me until I can no longer fight the sleep that pricks my eyes, as hard as cactus spines
Sleeping at last, it is only mere hours until I wake up to this hell I call home.