Stressful,
Unhealthy beyond reason —
Invigorating nonetheless.

Rainy days
In gruntled times —
Take a breath,
And find your smile.

Worms eyeing butterflies
In envy,
Weaving dirt cocoons of self-delusion —
Willing change by waiting
For a moment never just quite right.
Devoted to the role of victim,
Life passes them by.

In a way it's still shiny
Glass beads and trinkets —
What can't be consumed
Is rubbish.

Excavating the deepest scenes,
Seeking treasure
In the rubble of normality —
Dumpster fire diving
For anything reminiscent
Of me.

Bleeding love,
Spitting hatred —
Shouting white noise
Laced with echoes,
Not to be
Outdone or left behind.

Capitalist society —
Debt with us,
Don our chains
And see
How free you'll be.
Life can't wait and
Hell’s a given.
Sin now, pay later.

Spirit wanes
Where praise abstains.

Loud, his heart,
Deaf her standards —
Unbeknownst
Each other's thoughts,
Misery defaulted.

To the desperate
There are answers
Even in absence
Of a question.

Cellophane promises,
Transparent, whisper thin —
Wrap me in your best intentions,
Fragile as a second skin.

I love you,
You numb me,
Sedated in sync —
Alive in slow motion,
No longer able
To give a single shit.

A brand new melody over
A never changing beat.
Time shifts in tempos,
Never rhythms.
Break, repeat. Break, repeat.

The biggest curse of human times?
Entitlement, privilege, exploitation —
Born deadlocked into social classes
Built upon the shaky construct
Of yours and mine.

Upon shoulders of giants —
Carried, ignorant and crying,
Squabbling, fighting,
Until we are
Old enough to steal.

Not today, Satan,
But I'm oh so close,
So who knows —
Maybe tomorrow.
Not today, Satan,
Begone,
Just not too far,
For maybe tomorrow
I'll be yours.

Cherry picked verses,
The gospel of me.
Judge by the good book —
Not all of it,
Just the parts that match
The truths I choose to see.

There's no method to my madness,
Though there's mania to my moves —
Biting off more than I can chew
I spit and swallow,
Leaving chaos in my wake,
Whichever path I choose to follow.

Please hold
While we
Ignore you —
Avoiding *cough*
Your call is very important to us.

Dear consumer,
We don't care about you —
There's a reason that
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