Decaying from the gums, parasites wiggle between each tooth. Keep this smile on lock down girl, for these kind words are fleeting.

Silently cells wither & fold in on themselves. Blood pumps eloquently in predesignated precision. The endless echo.

War rages on a television from the luxury of a home with running water & electricity. **** a man, fifty points. In the room over, a girl mourns the loss of blood from her finger while slicing potatoes.

Tea idly hovers in worn hands, growing colder as eyes softly dilate. Yes, your skin is still existent. Yes, these minutes do slip by. The finest of silk won't produce a proper dialogue, won't.. Shall we play a little longer then? Shall we just try to forget? This clock requires no maintenance, let it run until it breaks!

Clean shaven, fingers spread like a ***** in heat. In a trance the beat never ceases, never lets on its tune, humming... Sparks flick out of a ragged Bic, cigarette fumes litter our air without contest. Hair, skin, nails, your face is on & no body is watching. Rushing, rushing, rushing..

Wedged between the here & now, what difference does it make? Brain waves plummet..creating an even louder silence between these frail walls. They pulse with reason, veins sickly humming. Vocabulary lessens until communication falters. Let's grunt at one another over cheap pizza & a flickering television. Let's make a life together.

A secret message for only your eyes, which roll into the back of your skull. Cigarette entwined in sinister fingers, it's time to say goodnight.