For you. And me. And us. and we.

You

Look at me.

No, not through.

At.

Just this once

Observe me. Absorb me. Define me.

What do you see?

Brows arched in mockery

Cold, shrewd gaze.

And lips bent into a sneer.

Now just once, look.

Just look.

Do you see the eyes are blank

only becuase I'm afraid you'll read them?

Do you see that I sneer

only because if I smile, you may not return it?

Of course not. 

No, don't lie to yourself.

Or to me.

How many acts have you left?

How many hopes have you shattered?

How many dreams have you torn asunder?

How many times have you left me battered?

You could see it all. 

You just won't look.

And that's fine.

I like this dance.

I'm sneering right now.

I'll hold my own

Would you like to take your bow?

I'll hold my sneer

My gaze will shred

And I'll stay so

Until I lose my dread

You need the act

I understand.

I'll pay for your cowardice

And hold this till the last stand

Me

No one's that good an actor

Atleast that's what they say

Someone should tell them about you

And the dreams you've made me slay

Your mask never slips

Your grease paint never fades

Sinuous, perfect, it becomes you

Or is that just another shade?

In vain hope I play myself

All masks are off, and I am me

And you, with the vengeful eyes

You leave me damned for eternity

How many acts have you left?

How many hopes have you shattered?

How many dreams have you torn asunder?

How many times have you left me battered?

I know your game now

It's taken me far too long

But I've finally learned to play

And am ready for my swansong

You and Me

Locked in this together, we spin an elaborate web

Tremulous, all consuming, innumerable threads

All it takes is one tiny shard

To rip the whole thing to shreds

One question remains, as it almost always will

To what do we owe this madness?

One step too many? One dance too few?

To ponder more would be a great sadness

How many acts have we left?

How many hopes have we shattered?

How many dreams have we torn asunder?

How many times have we been left battered?

Rip! Tear! Shred! 

Destroy the web and watch it unravel

Ah! An answer in the final tearing strands

Some things are beauty untold and joy forbidden

Mere mortals!

We should simply never have been so bold.