Every moment we breathe through nostrils
In order to writhe our bodies a little more
Forgetting or probably intentionally
Desiring to erase
The inexorable certainty
That each and every sip
Takes us on a magic carpet
Steadily, gradually
Towards our expiration
Consume to
Consume yourself
Gulping down a squirt of sunscreen
Coating our brains
Pale-yellow light bulbs radiate
Make-believe
A puppet, faceless dancing
Restrained, squirming
Not being able to wipe off the mask
Painted faces with charcoal and wood splinters
Simply because we, and that is an embellishment,
Are no bigger
Than a dehydrated pea
Underneath