Mother and daughter sing as the antihorizons close onto the green sickly hills A ground of smiles and acceptance as eyes wander across a familiar landscape Homes for families and food for crowds The concept of time has evaded us and we are forced to gaze at the frozen perversions and dwell I’ve grown too much for my stream of consciousness to allude to tranquility that rattled my eyes Like a pinball machine Or a bag of avian bones Hollow with ease but hauntingly lightweight The very static presence That I was promised is Laden with stark and dangerous afterthoughts The antipasti of my existence but the full course meal is not complete without it I let time trail through my fingertips like honey oozing from a diseased honeycomb It has escaped me yet I feel no Burning desire To fundamentally and systematically ***** my— My brother told me round the coffee table You see I’m shooting for the moon but you’re painting me in indigo