I am the chaos and you are the cosmos

I'm couched in thoughts i shouldn't get close to.
I'm taking my chances.
When we're so high up the ferris wheel, they drown my laughter in the ozone.
'no..' i say as you unlock the rusted latch, 'what if i fall?'

I imagine you waving goodbye with guilt and helplessness - that sinister smile which was once innocent. Ot's mixed up with the images of you catching me, breaking my fall.
When reality's so surreal, I put on the dress and join the play.
Only, I'm uncertain of my role.
"I'll be whatever you want me to be" i say.

Forgetting how strong she once stood alone, clenching her self convenant to not let the world destruct her identity.

"Go for it. You'll be just fine." The voice reverberates.

She protects herself with a butterfly-knotted white silk ribbon.
The fangs come closer.