Dreamscapes

In a world where we
Spend so much time
Bending over backwards,
To please loved ones,
Appease strangers,
Make 'the most of' time,
The littlest of fusses,
And to deem ourselves worthy
Of fulfilling the desires within,
I find myself

Lost,

Lost,
In the immutable humdrum
Of daily existence,
In the hustling,
Bustling,
Chaos of life,
Conjuring,
Desperately,
Mutations of reality
Into dreamscapes,

Dreamscapes,

That do not exist,
And yet become
Increasingly difficult
To exit,

Dreamscapes

Figments of imagination,
Turning into elaborate
Labyrinths,
Here I am,
I am here,
Shouting,

Can you hear me no more?