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It started out as an obsession; turned into a lifestyle and yet I lay awake at night; was it worthwile; the possessions I owned or was I possessed by them; I was strapped to the floor; I was...
I wish I could climb these duvet mountains. Escape the wallpaper that threatens to blind me. Run free of the raindrops and sweat that salivate from the dirty city.
I feel sick. Not because my tonsils are enflamed and every time I swallow I feel like I'm sipping bleach, But I do feel like sipping bleach most of the time. Too dark.
Galleons sail to a violin concerto Orchestrated in Sea minus Reality, the 12 men and 12 women And 12 monkeys of the orchestra Are balancing on a the tip of a unihorn Of a narwhal, playing...
Looking back, it all seems so trite. Working so long, into the night. Was it really worth it. Taking all the shit. Christmas is meant for families. But we're all working like donkeys.
An absent mind found what it thought it couldn't find Flicked a switch and perceived the world too bright Asked if it was too late and if the night would lend some time Said it was a day walker who...
*Excuse my typos, it's late. Welcome to the new age of living. Self sufficient taking more than giving. The new age of plastic and cold metal chains that spin and blind.
Escape that's kind of hard when you're in hell If you sacrifice your soul then the Devil can help For a life full of riches, a purse full of paper But that's a high price for eternal damnation Or...