what is reality?

you say that i’m in a cave and the light is only a step away but

aren’t you the one in the cave, the shackles confining your mind

fixated in place?

and what of your “light”

is it really universal truth or are you just

a prisoner in your own right?

just like the rest of society

but don’t worry, we have plenty of room

darkness is eternally expansive, after all

you perceive my beliefs as a cave that

shelters me, hides me away from the truth

but if that is what you believe then

you’re sheltered, too

because you’re too blind, we’re too blind

this world is too blind

to distinguish what is really light and what

isn’t(?)

every day, they play for me

a show of shadow puppets

[according to you]

and what i see is only an illusion because

the light is a step away and the shadows are

deception

but dear child, tell me

what is the light? is it really worth the

grueling ascent through the cave

and the sharp glare of the sun upon contact

and the pain in my neck as the shackles are broken and

i can finally “turn” my head?

my view is widened, i can see the world, the

sheer horror of all the lies that they fed can be a thing of the past

but what if the truth holds more horrors than one can imagine?

see, we are constantly lying to ourselves

you are trying to convince me to see the light

all the while convincing yourself that what you think is the light

is in fact so

and all the while deceiving yourself into believing so

when all of a sudden society will force you to step out of your cave

“what cave?” you protest, because

you’re in the light, right?

but then again, a blind person can’t distinguish that

and don’t worry; society is blind too

everyone is blind

and everyone believes that they are in the light

but the truth; my truth

whether or not it comes from the radiance of the sun or the shadows on the walls

is that we are all in a cave, but our eyes see differently

and here i am in my cave

staring at shadows on the wall

my reality

your reality

what is reality?