Reality's Revenge

Only a shadow holds me together
Within its folds I grasp and cling
Hollow edges, feeble feathers
Save my soul from crumbling.

I was created broken
I'm all but torn apart,
My whispers hushed, unspoken
        Phantom faces hug my heart.

Inside my sheltered prison
The world I made was whole.
Alone I held my vision,
        It comforted my soul.

Now exposed and bare,
I lie among my past;
Devoid of warmth and care:
        My Reality, at last.

Only a shadow holds me together,
Within its folds I grasp and cling
Hollow edges, feeble feathers
Save my soul from crumbling.