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FADED

THE WORLD SWIMS AROUND ME

FEELING THE GRASP OF AN OLD FRIEND

THE IMPOTENT REELINGS OF REALITY FADE

INTO A SOFT WARM EXISTENCE

RELEASED NOW FROM HARD REALITY'S

FREE FROM LABOURED THOUGHT WORDS FLOW

UNSIFTED BY MODESTY

LIKE A JACKAL LAUGHING AT THE ****

IN A STUPOR I GRIN

SWIMMING IN MY ENTRANCING GLOW

BROKEN STRINGS OF THOUGHT

TIED TOGETHER WEBBING INTO VASTNESS

I DO NOT FEEL

INSTEAD I RADIATE

VIBRATING AT A MUCH LOWER FREQUENCY THAN THE THE NORM

SADLY WITH EYES WIDE SHUT IT DAWNS ON ME

NUMBNESS IS THE NEW HIP STATE OF BEING

AND THOSE I JUDGE ARE MY COACHMATES

ON A JOURNEY TOWARDS OF MY OWN UNDOING

SELF SABOTAGE IS MY DEPRAVED MANTRA

CHANTING "EVERYTIME" WON'T SAVE ANY OF US

AS WE LANGUISH IN OBLIVION

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE

WATCHING IN ANTICIPATION

A BLOSSOM BLOOMING

A DEATHS HEAD HATCHING

THE RANCID SWEET SMELL OF FAILURE SURROUNDS ME

AS I REALIZE

IT ALL GOES DOWN FROM HERE

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Joshua-Dairy-Fray
NB / Canadian
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Jan 20, 2014
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