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Help me to construct
a new reality
for you to live in

I am the architect
and you the builder

I can describe to you
blueprints and aesthetics
but you must be the one to turn my visuals into concrete form

Construct our house in your mind
with its ten steps
and soft bed
build it down, brick by brick, layer by layer, deeper and deeper
Until it finds you comfort
and you can rest after a hard day's work

All the tension in your muscles fading
you don't need to move right now
Instead just focus on your breathing
that's all you need to think about

And the beauty of our estate will be conjured all around you
the paintings, the decor, the furnishings
your new context

A house is not a home without the people who live within it
we coexist
we work together
we behave in a way that is beneficial for one another
your behaviours, let me help you define them

Eventually your thoughts will change
but this is normal
your brain is ultimately informed by its inputs
its perspective
the new reality around it
It is natural for humans to adapt to their surroundings
that we built
just for you

So get out of bed now
yesterday's hard work is done
and we have a whole new day
to enjoy
together