lethargy covers me
like a mat

before i close my eyes
i think, am thinking
that i have done no wrong,
      i only     have
self-resentment above/ average levels


(uh)
ringing in my ears
like catching alien
radio waves from the
slimy depths of the
u ni ve r se

sleep paralyzes the limbs, a
numbness like sipping
hemlock juice, the after effect

here’s the rehearsal for the final

nighttime, daily, repertoire practice
(nothing special)

i hand in
my consciousness
they confiscate my thoughts