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I grew up around people who were really statues; people you spoke to but they never spoke back to you; people who listened to what you had to say; they'd turn around when you finished and tell you...
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.
#SundayRepost #ProjectHumanity A paperless place, Just wires and lines, And online transactions, And alerts, symbols, signs.
We save up today to live tomorrow. Einstein said that imagination is more powerful than knowledge. Thoughts can be dangerous. Beauty is just a perception, Chemical impulses firing up in the brain.
#projecthumanity Another drink. Another dollar. Technology's a liquid collar. A vice around, My puny mind, So easily, I'll fall behind. And iThing, No surprise, And they'll keep coming, I surmise.
#truthbeknown Through no fault of my own Other than via my birth a long time ago I claim this country to be mine, now that I've grown Yet I have no land nor do I own my council home Where's the...
Mirror I show your skin and wear you thin, Until there's nothing left within, I shape your thoughts and mould your view, Until you hate the sight of you.
Someone broke the front door window with a bottle of wine last night, what a waste of good drink, I could have settled for a quick fight, Outside ain't a safe place for me. Why.
Today I'm going to travel this Earth, Visit places I've never even heard.
I'm always awake before I've awoken. Is today the day I cash my token. Before too long, my mind's asleep. No more noise, bittersweet relief from living vicariously through poorly taught beliefs.
Mosaics of your mind Seek and ye shall find... Is this cracked tile worth while Will it show your way when you're blind... Guide your senses...
I'm feeling shattered. Well my heart is. She said it doesn't matter. Well the thing is. My life's in tatters. Well my head is a mess. Yeah come on and relieve my stress.
Insulating mass of fibers holding out the world iPod earbuds trailing wires, nothing else is heard Pressing through a horde of humans, never looking up Texting, posting, finding romance, all without...
What shall we use To fill, the empty, spaces Where we used to talk How shall I fill those final places.... How can I complete the wall.
*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.
Definition is lost The picture, once so vibrant, has lost its clarity. What once was black and white, Has turned to a murky grey. When did life become a haze.
Got to wake up now a cold shower will make you sober. Can't show the suits and skirts at work that you're still hungover. Standing on the train, better fix your tie.
You're in bits and falling Falling for love and who needs it Love.
The things you used to own, now they own you. When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves. It can only take a moment To waste the rest of your life.
The sun beating through stones breaks on the window shining rays of golden hatred into the misanthropic headspace. In this cocoon lies the great pussy of the western world.
You used to have a place in the world. You were seen as a rising star by some, with lots of potential. Then life happens and you're left to burn out.