~
I loved, and it followed me
Cleaved to my voice and sang to me
Dancing in the wake of my breath
Its invisible fingers twirled in my hair
And hid lightning in my irises
Painting life electric
Effortless faith intrinsic
Imagination cradled limitless hope
Gravitational purpose dawning
I saw possibility in my future
The way illuminated before me
Sure-footed, fleet, and foolish
When belief finally failed
Magic had no place within me
And I could no longer conceive
Of how it ever might have
Woken from Van Gogh dreams
To the hellscape of mundanity
Crowded by the too-bright sun
Its flat, meaningless light
Listless on the soap-dried veneer
Of drudging corporate sameness
My first step into that day
Gave the nightmare a green light
Its incessant roar of triumph
Strumming the buzzing power lines
Over the high-tension, droning animosity
Of passive-aggressive, commuter-warfare bleakness
~
Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM UTC
~
I loved, and it followed me
Cleaved to my voice and sang to me
Dancing in the wake of my breath
Its invisible fingers twirled in my hair
And hid lightning in my irises
Painting life electric
Effortless faith intrinsic
Imagination cradled limitless hope
Gravitational purpose dawning
I saw possibility in my future
The way illuminated before me
Sure-footed, fleet, and foolish
When belief finally failed
Magic had no place within me
And I could no longer conceive
Of how it ever might have
Woken from Van Gogh dreams
To the hellscape of mundanity
Crowded by the too-bright sun
Its flat, meaningless light
Listless on the soap-dried veneer
Of drudging corporate sameness
My first step into that day
Gave the nightmare a green light
Its incessant roar of triumph
Strumming the buzzing power lines
Over the high-tension, droning animosity
Of passive-aggressive, commuter-warfare bleakness
~
04/04/2026
Grieving-while-driving. Early morning, summer 2000. The song playing is Ordinary World by Duran Duran.
