I walk towards closed opening it is me and there I am again Peering up power myself looks down on me The same index finger in every direction wagging back and forth in front of each same face multiple identities me buried in cynical sweat. me climbing up vines of idealist laughter. me me me me me There I am. again and again. and again.
Like a well fed vermin you stroke your ego until slick animal vibrates with pleasure You lick up my gaze Bathing in the belief That it is you
You merely reflect me
Me age 5 squeezing eyelids shut at the scary scenes tears rolling down slitted sides Me three years ago in the fall ******* down whiskey cigarette smoke as tarred conversation filler Me the winter I turned into my kitchen floor a cold span of grainy walked on, chopped down rings of life