How did it happen?
Another infection, another worry
Has wormed its way into my every move
There's nothing I can do
I'm trying to be as normal as I can
I've had this problem for years and days
It's a problem, it won't go away
It's a problem that won't go away
I've drank an ocean full
Tablespoonfuls of honey
Had nightmares about fears
I'm glad I'm still here, still going
Like a river on the 4th floor
I am incidental
In the grand scheme of things
I'm like a boneless fish with a Basilisk gaze
Bashful in many ways
I dwindle in the night like a frisson or a wave
A king earthquake, duck quarry
At the windmill, at the old farmhouse
It's my night bailiwick, my right, my right
I've raised my spirits, I feel better for it
I'm trying to be more positive
Inviting in colours
When I'm at my worst
It's hard not to think I'm in some perdition
A kind of mental prison
I can't escape with a morning prayer
By the well-dressed epicure
I don't believe God exists, but I hope
I hope everything will turn out well
I'm fallible, stepping out the shower
Stepping into the steam
Like I go to sleep and enter dreams
I don't believe in the Devil
But people do Devil things
I'm giddy on the lonely highway
Playing my favourite compositions
I dissent, lured like game
Chrome and cloying in my Hell
Wanting a slice of Heaven
There's a strange jingle in my ears
I'm burning candles and out of gasoline
Throwing out the junk mail
A farrago of voices together
Mowed the grass in summer
I feel like winter, taking risks
Can't be bothered to think about it
Nocturnal beliefs and precious stones
Burning bright under the pale moonlight
Under the pale moonlight.
- Author: Jordan Cash (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: July 5th, 2020 13:02
- Category: Unclassified
- Views: 43
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