.
~#~
freefall uncertainty and overexposure
everything is dirty and grey and transparant yet unclear
reflections reveal less
confuse
add life to lifeless
change the image and meaning
~#~
would it still be art if no-one was there to consume it?
~#~
eyes have faded
it is draining away
scattered images flicker and repeat
scattered thoughts no longer command attention
~#~
it is a mangled world now
disconnected fragments contain meaning only for themselves
we force pieces together like a faulty jigsaw puzzle
there is no satisfaction...
only exhaustion and capitulation
~#~
in this fake misshapen world we imagine we are kings
~#~
time is ticking away but we have forgotten how to count
monkeys have more sense of personal direction
the map guiding us to a better life was being held upside-down
we are lost yet somehow loving it
the light at the tunnel's end is a gaudy neon sign pointing to the red-light district
effigies of salvation have been buried under the weight of centuries of bird shit
everything is corroding, rotting, crumbling...
it is known as progress
~#~
the sun is no longer a symbol of life, but death
we cower and scurry from it like bugs beneath rocks and rotting logs
~#~
every musical instrument in the world clamours for attention
the cacophany has sent us deaf and insane
there is no harmony left
there is no...
~#~
one day all that will be left of industry are rusty shells and rubbish dumps
this day was yesterday
tomorrow will be no better
~#~
patches
patches and incomplete puzzles
patches and incomplete puzzles and tattered idols
patches and incomplete puzzles and tattered idols and broken hands
~#~
love should be simple but there are too many colours and not enough words
every time i look towards the light i am reminded of my blindness
~#~
it is terrible
the shame of it
that we never realised the plumbing had all gone bad
there is mess everywhere now
mess and madness and incurable disease
we are being eaten from the inside-out
~#~
the mechanical beast that carries us along has evolved beyond our control
humans no longer sit atop the food chain
the creature that does is giant
with a metallic exoskeleton
acid for blood
and lead exploding outwards in all directions
~#~
we are no longer in control
the guns we point at others are also aimed at ourselves
we're on a stairway to hell
only
it's an escalator...
we're too lazy to walk
~#~
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