Five + Five = Ten

I paid ten dollars to enter...

(I paid ten dollars to recall.
I paid forgetting.

I paid ten dollars to be ignited.
I paid quiet.

I paid ten dollars to be mocked.
I paid clarity, but I didn't mind because that waiter was a stoner.

I paid ten dollars to let the sun rise.
I paid thought.

I paid ten dollars and got nothing in my hands or in my lungs.
But my head filled up and tipped over.

I paid ten dollars for an internal conflict.
I paid peace.)

...I paid excitement to leave.