Strange Surprises

I knew what you would say
even before you said it...

It was no big surprise
Deep in my heart I knew
But I lied to myself
that it wasn't happening.

To live in a fantasy
A world where I am
the hero,
a world where
I am loved,
where I am
wanted and needed,
so much better
than what is now.

Reality gives a painful bite
It's fangs gouge out my eyes
and give me site
into the real world
A place where
there is no hope
no expectations
and no strange surprises.