Optical Illusion
I hold hope
for the positivity,
the benefit of the doubt
that the way you are treating me now
does not set a precedent
for our future,
but inside I feel
a sinking weight in my stomach
knowing such a statement
is not the truth
I am merely blinding myself temporarily,
igniting a smoke
to block my vision
from the reality of life with you,
struggling to accept
you are not
who I have made you out to be
-POE(MS)
