They watch my lavish fall Hungrily Lips gnashing together Grinding teeth in anticipation Its the only sound I hear As I slip through the abyss
I blame them partly With their eyes scanning upwards Fixated on the throne Waiting for the day Theyβll look down on the rest of us
Now today has arrived And they marvel in what Iβve become What I've lost Who am I now Surely not this creature Cracked mask on a sunken ship
Blood streams from my temples Tormenting thoughts cannot be contained In the mere encompass of my mind They hug the curve of my cheekbones And slip on my lower lip
Inviting me to speak them Inviting me to scream them
All while the parasite keeps digging Tunnelling deeper and deeper Up the underbelly of my wrist