Imaginary Friend
Escaping Reality: The Tragic Tale of an Imaginary World
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He's got a secret environment locked
He has a concealed, private mental space.
In his head, reality suspended
In this mental space, he suspends reality.
He's got a cast of characters
There are various characters within his mind.
Cooped up in his mind
These characters are confined within his thoughts.
Whenever he wants them
He can summon these characters at will.
Sitting in a corner admiring the
He observes them from a distance, possibly in a state of admiration.
Sunbeams with an imaginary friend
He enjoys the sunshine with an imaginary companion.
He frolics and plays but he's
He engages in playful activities but has forgotten the real person who can alleviate his suffering.
Forgotten the only one
He neglects the only one who can relieve his pain.
Who can take away the pain
There is a suggestion that the forgotten person is capable of alleviating emotional distress.
Trading in what's real for
He exchanges what is genuine for an imagined, unreal existence.
A figment, a cashed in life locked up
His real life is locked away, traded for a fantasy.
In his brain, they don't give
Recognition or achievement is not given for being in a catatonic state.
Diplomas from catatonic state
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He bears a ton of gruesome cargo
He carries a heavy burden of unpleasant experiences.
Can't seem to equate
He struggles to distinguish between reality and imagination.
What is fact or fiction
He is unable to discern between what is true and what is fabricated.
Gonna blow the escape hatch
He intends to break free from his unhappy existence.
From the miserable existence
He seeks a utopian state within his mind.
Find the Eden in his brain
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The same cast fills his dreams
Similar characters inhabit his dreams and nightmares.
And his nightmares
The same cast of characters appears in both his dreams and nightmares.
The horrors of night seem twice
Nightmares are intensified during the day.
As harsh in the day
The harshness of night horrors persists in the daylight.
Disconnected existence
He experiences a disconnected and disjointed existence.
Pull the plug to ease the pain
To alleviate suffering, he contemplates disconnecting from this existence.
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