Scope

In my mind there’s a room
I can leave it
No one knows where I’ve gone
Till I come back smiling

It comes as a relief
To leave all my grief
Leave it in that tiny room
Waiting for me to return to it

As my body lies latent
I am somewhere else
Living a life I never can have
But it’s mine

Whist many grow weary
I open the door
I wait for a moment
And light this corridor

It leads where I want it to
This time it’s a cliff
I’m sitting so still, I’m on the edge
Just one nudge and I’d be over

That nudge draws me back up the stair
I regain my despair
Look into the eyes of the teacher
Glaring down at me like some kind of preacher

My thoughts are outside
I’m already leaving
Till I’m diving through crystal waves
Looking back through frosted glass
They can’t reach me