Once again, here we go
Back to the writer's room
Talking all about
What removes the gloom
Existential dread from the
Hippocampus
Dampen us
For no matter the source of the world
All things change
If you think not you're classified deranged
Yet some stays the same
Who is to blame?
I don't know, no need to shame yourself
For things out of control
Beyond the hands
We didn't create the land
Molded it fine
Grew crops to dine
Now everything changed on a dime
Except for what's inside:
Positive and negative energy
A joint duo held by lethargy
Familiar?
I don't blame you
Such is the way you were groomed
Born to consume
Ask yourself:
If it just hides away the pain
Should it be resumed?

Serenade the system
You believe its credentials
Seperating our skies
To me, the sky is grey, blue for you
Excuses to justify why it benefits you
Making me sicker with your twisted ecosystem
Creating sin cities, fake identities
Falsified homicides to hide from the tide
No matter the tricks we try
We fall to our backside
There's no upside to the outside
As it shrinks from our cyanide
From causes unidentified

I'd like to live long enough

To write my own epilogue

Be afraid
Of the man
Who has lost everything
For when you lose something
His sympathy will turn to battle malice
Alice fell down the hole
But, he embraced it
And lost self-control.

Not for fame
Nor for glory
He does it all
Because he can.

Taxes
Deadlines
Evictions
Payments to meet
Grocery store exclusive meat
Up to ten dollars
Wish I could eat for free
Like the birds
In the park
Deer
In the backyard
Bats
In the darkness
If only their life was easy too
Gotta think about living
By that, I mean surviving
Protecting family with your biology
No fancy tools used to get to the same end:
Death.
Was it always like this?
Crying over the thought of tomorrow?
May be mature, but I thought it was a gift
The more I'm aware
The more I wish that my mind was bare.

Castle walls crumble
Revealing treasure daily
Universal fact

Do good and good things will come
Who made such fabrications?
Nations are not built on causation
Those at the top see no effect
Treating currency as friends because of no affection
Frustration builds and liberation kills
All we know how to do is 180 rotations
As our hope gives way to aggravation
Our names will never be remembered
As we break like dolls from an altercation
Isolation grows, burning like insolation
On a road of trampled corpses
Will we finally learn the simplest lessons?

Many nights
Come to pass
With minimal slumber
Over imaginary
Visions
Starts the same:
Wake in a house
Suspended by nature  
A rope of vines
Impressive
But no one can make such
Only in dreams
Then in comes:
The running man
A shadow
Devoid of recognizable features
Merely a silhouette of the night
Try to catch him
Yet I never do
Instead I awake
Trapped in vines
Another dream?
I wish it was so
Time goes on
Now I’ve seen things
Lived a life
Worth talking about
Laying on a cloud
Grounded down
I see it:
The house bursting with nature
The shadowy silhouette
Kneeling down
Inches away from my breath
The darkness melts from it
Underneath
My eyes go wide
Mouth agape
Extravagant…
My son is here!
Then I awoke
He left years ago
But-
Just one quick look…
…was all I asked for.

Nothing stays the same
Even when it's meant to last
If the opposite is what you proclaim
Look inside at the change you have amassed

Have we truly grown?
Or...
Are we still buds
Waiting to bloom?

WELCOME TO HELL
...
Wait...
This is a gas station bathroom
...
You cruel fate dictator!

Misplaced the bullet
That was meant for me
Oh, so you picked it up
Wait, don't!
Hm?
I see...
Contradiction in my nature
A sacred oath broken with lead
You
Lied to make me realize
Can't write my own conclusion
Cutting it short
Never again
At least
Not anymore
Yet will this decision
Persist through the next day?

Even when hands start to loosen
Grip on reality
Starts to slip
Look back
Moments when everything
Was in your control...
Wait
Is that even possible?

They painted you in their colors!
Attached strings to your frame
Call you a master, yet..
Behind this facade
Resides the masters in the shadows

Oh, so we're playing a game?
My anger exceeds
A game of Monopoly
Go Fish for another
Don't call me your brother
I've connected the lines
One, two, three
Connected four
Resist the urge to label you a *****
For neither was the Mastermind
Tripping down a candy lane
Candy Land is one you're always in
Questioning me daily
Where did you go?
Who were you with?
How are you so late?
Didn't know I brought home Trivial Pursuit
Category is paranoia
Oh look! I've found you.
Back in the day
Once thought you were cute
But all things are
Until they get in your car
Game of Scrabble
Nothing makes sense
Took a Risk
Now this is my Life
Devoid of a Clue
Can't see how I'll pull through
Perhaps my exit is long overdue
Crumbling down
Dominoes
The problem we can't just skip
Get ready
Tonight we play Battleship.

Days are numbered
Our life is numbered
Labeled from birth
Laminated by death
Do you enjoy life?
Tell me the number
How often do you desire slumber?
You feel encumbered
The pros of life have been outnumbered
The more we see, the less we care
Numerous numbers
Apathy and complacency
Loving life until we realize
We were never truly free
Cannot break our chains
When they are bonded by bone
Binded by bureaucracy

Rearrange your complexion
Not purely out of hate
But despair
I don't have what you do.

Break it down
Rip it apart
Ever stop to think
If it needed to be fixed?

I know it's illegal
I know I could be better
But this
Is all I've ever known
If I must
Die in a heist
Stealing to live
Protecting the ones
Who understand the most
My people...
So be it
I'll end my life
Doing something good
Selfless
Not selfish
It's morally flawed
But what else is left?
Wasn't born
To act as a renegade
Don't look down on me...
It's how I keep on fighting
My lineage is already spoiled
What's one more?

The more I interact
The less I detract
Misdeeds are tracked
While my eyes retreat from contact

Seeking authenticity
But now the counterfeit
Becomes our best fit
Outlasting all the victims
Of false love, false futures
Deterrents do discourage
Blocking barricades
Hindering the growth
We thought was right
Until we were wrong
Powerful communication
Top tyranny, bottom bureaucracy
The substitute remains the same
But no one will ever know

Angels and devils
Sing to push forward
An anthem appropriate
For making prophets
Death denies us
Delayed for the demanding
We still push forward
Conquest motivates us
Creating cognitive challenge, craving corruption
We still push forward
We all have our ones
Preventing our fall
But if they led us to a chasm
Hiding their horror
Divided by the first face
Would we still push forward?

Good
Bad
None of it matters
We're all fighting
To protect the things
We care about.

7 + 2= 9
12 x 12= 144
2xy - xy= 2

Will I be a light?
To drive away the fright?
How coarse is the sand?
Will I ever learn
How to soar away?

One day
One month
One year
Time flew by.

How do I grow?
Will I be a mold?
Are you okay alone
Mom and dad?

Will you be sad
When I have to go?

What's joy?
Something earned playing with toys?
Gathering a solid grade
For academics is your trade
All of these gaps
Happiness is a time-lapse
Everyone digs for its remaining wraps
Can't think of a time where it didn't collapse...
But that's alright.
It is no blight
Merely a runaway
For in due time, we'll meet halfway
It never remains, so why should we feel betrayed?

A theme park that entertains
Cure all of the negativity
Finally
Mirage no longer
Real
Abandon doubt
Throw out fear
For now...
We'll be entertained
For now...?
Not forever?
Right...
Sensing a theme
The park has a half-life
Like you and I

Shuffling along
On a yarn thread
Could break
At the slightest mistake
Think about wholeness
For fractured thoughts
Chip away at the strand in the mind
Dangling above
Blackhole darkness
What lies beyond the veil?
Frankly, I say
Nobody wants to find out
Nothing ties down
Such a fragile red strand
Tightrope walker
Never signed up for that occupation
Seconds into life
From the first day:
I've been walking on the line
Yet in younger days
A bridge took its place.

Immaculate
Not in this world
Nor any other
Teeth sharing a gap
****** front teeth
Impurity
In this world
In many more
Gang shootouts
At 3 in the morning
Flawless corruption
Impeccable filth
Mix both up
Cocktail of existence
The flavor is immaculate

I pray for an answer
Life is a multiple choice question
With no pre-written hints
So how will anyone find out...
...how to excel at it?

Why must the best of us suffer most of all?
Why is our success measured in height?
Why does division exist if we promote to not divide?
Why have we moved forward? Why have we moved backward?
Why has injustice come out now?
Why must the past be repeated?
Why are we on a diverse planet?
Why are we here?

Against the wind
A car pushes forward
I'm in it
Looking over and over
At a world so pure
Full of sunlight
Free from daily strife
But oh
Here I am
Taking a trip down to my decent
A rollercoaster that only goes one way
D
    o
      w
         n
To the depths
Send a postcard
Even my family cares about
Where I'd end up
Once all is spoken
Promises broken
Did what I could
More rigid than wood
Regret my mistakes
Now I'm stuck in this place
Full of blaze and constant craze
Road pulled out from under
Time to plunder
Was this the life I've been preparing for?

Close the doors
Party ended at 12 AM
We're shutting down
Not just tonight
But for eternal time
Lengths not even I comprehend
Happy birthday
21 year old
Wish we could stay
But it's time to move along
Take our pizza home
So if you forget
A taste of what was once known
You'll remind yourself
With a mirage of myself
Here's a balloon
Maybe you'll soar with it
Or leave it alone
You were my favorite customer
...
Goodbye, regular.

Look before you leap
Into arms that deceive.

Croak away from the daylight
Nightime ambiance
Moonlit trance
Clash of dead night sounds
Set my stance in place
What will I do with fame?

Sound the alarm
There has been an assault
On our systems
Fundamental crutches
Holding us in safety
Artificial danger
In a landscape built on so much
Don't touch anything
Minimizing damage is futile
Cracked like an egg
Sunny-side up, no pepper spice
Barely see the yolk
Call us yokes
Knowledge they possess
Terrifies a whole nation
Here's the real circumstance:
Highschool kids
The ones who did this
Hunkered down
In a state of gold
Comedy gold, to them
Not any of us
What's the point of causing a fuss?

Who is an expert?
Who says that we shouldn't speak?
Who are you?
Who am I?
Who amongst us all is dead inside?
Who will bring peace?
Who can prevent our fall?
Who will help us all stand tall?
Who is our master?
Who is the chain?

Thinking about time
It all goes by
Leaving
Taking along all its lies
Unfinished promises
Created by us
Can't blame something
With no ethic code

I like you
Or is it hate?
Wake up early
Maybe late
Hungry
Not anymore
Which is such?
Like there's more than me
Residing inside
A chamber of flesh and bone
Mind decides
To flip like a coin
I feel like heads
How about tails?

Restrict my business
Disease?
Never came here
Or is it that
You want no competition?

1
2
6
10
25
56
103
178
190
48,843
The entire population has been infected
...
10 seconds have passed.

Is your new height embedded into the pavement?
Let's jump back in
Never had a childhood like your own
If you were sitting on a throne
Mine's a gravestone
Etched in with disdain
Within my lane
Iron-forged chains
Pieces of the heart to regain
Hidden in the dark
Recoiling upon a midnight bark
From a puppy lost--
At least the owner says so
Reality says it got tossed
How can I be nostalgic?
Walking away from those days
Antalgic gait
Be aware of your worst step
Wary of a misstep
Watch out for the edge
Solutions don't come from the ledge
Leap off if it's your passion
Yet the child inside
Within the beat chamber
Could be the hope you were looking to provide
I mean not to offend
But here's a branch I overextend
How will you ascend
If you write your own end?
You may be tortured
Goodbye for now
Do you like reaching the height of an orchard?
Undergrowth is stunting your growth.

Breaking cycles
Creating rivals
Shattered shells
Surrounded by strife
Silent frights, frightening sights
Sword to sword
Spear to spear
We have nothing to fear
But that's what we want to hear
Peer to peer, we all appear
Our life of struggle disappears
Until tomorrow
We could never break it
It is how we were created

Swingset, so rustic
No one plays with you, sorry
When is it my time?

Can't find peace
Doesn't exist
In the second level
All we know is desire
God I wish
It would be tired
No longer brings pleasure
Longing not for a *****
For...
For a ladder out of here.

Show it off for all to see
Yet only scattered few
Care enough to view
Tragic evidence
Of algorithmic downfall

Arched back
Eyes full of determination
Limber frame
Eager fists
Muscles hardened
I'm near the breaking point
But until I reach the limit
Nothing will break
Especially not my resolve
You monster
Masquerading as mankind
Your reign ends when I move!
For my father...
Who is not missing
But forgot how to fight
For a cause he believed in
I will not rest
Until you stop breathing!

When the days go by
Slow as elderly grandmothers
Tendencies turn to luxuries
One game
Simple flight
To explore a world
No combat
Nothing harmful
Just bliss.
Piano keys illustrate
A reason why
Such an experience
Had to exist.
Whether I should cry
Longing for times of little care
Or smile
For not forgetting how far I've come
Maybe...
It's okay to do both.

Fun is infinite
Then how
Would we know anything else?

If we move forward
To create a better world
Is it worth the pain?
When it will be gone at the end...?
Evil cannot exist without good
The inverse property applies.