intermission - nobody can save you but yourself
nobody can save you but yourself;
you pull yourself out of places
made for someone you have forgotten
buried out of sight, of mind
buried in the soil you slept
though now you taste the air
nobody can save you but yourself;
you remember nothing of your life
(or whatever was before this existence)
nor do you remember anyone else...
and the idea of predators seems
like it isn't so impossible, anymore
nobody can save you but yourself.
you are a superhero, caped crusader
without a cape, without a gimmick
you are just you, no imitation
no past to hide behind, but
also no attachments to these strangers
nobody can save you but yourself.
but one day you hope that
you will be able to trust
these friends you're beginning to call
beast boy, cyborg, starfire, raven, robin
and for the team you created
nobody can save you but yourself.
it is easy enough to submit
but you refuse to lose hope
even as he breaks your bones
or forces his way inside places
he had no right to be
nobody can save you but yourself.
the thought crystallises, sets into place
turns your heart to ice, temporarily
and you lash out at those
who hurt you, scarred you through
your voice is raw from screaming
nobody can save you but yourself.
you're losing blood, you're losing hope.
what life you had is gone
your eyes are dead and darkened
as your friends discover you again
staring into the void, to infinity