Conscious expanded I’ve been there Abandoned Erstwhile Constituents Of the old me Yet eventually My default setting Me free Just recedes, Or rescinds, Or reverts To it hurts To go so very far And delve furthermore still Into alternate methods To thrill in the **** Of the ego, The love, Delectation Indulgence Replaced by a mere fleeting glimpse Of effulgence That beckons, And cleanses And lends itself to Be sensorily sorted In starting anew Brighter day, Better life, A respite from the plight And if dare I hope Someone To kiss me goodnight