surrogate totem





driven to madness 

with the means to

self destruct

to bring down the beast 

once and for all

drugs until i drop down low

low

low

and lower still

slide down into narcotic abyss

fade to black





my brain oozing around

the sights and sounds

engulfing the information

in slick jelly sludge

breaking it down

into small edible particles





right now

i am nothing

i am not human

i’ve amassed no wealth

built no legacy

i cling to imagined glories

playing episodes of dreams never aired 





starved and half crazed 

sacred flesh has failed me





exchanging lost gods 

for the worry of reason 

all in the lurid pursuit





to be part 

of something