My Perception

What I see

and what really is

aren't the same.

My perception

of this reality

is outrageously

Altered.

(I have found 

windows

to see

how life should really be.)

NO.

Others' perceptions

collide with mine

and send me

Reeling,

into a mess of confusion

and contemplation.

Sometimes it hurts,

so I disconnect.

Withdraw completely

from this reality,

Living in my own world

for a while...

But then, eventually,

I get pulled back,

one way or another,

And I digress

Back

into a simple state

of sadness.