Dark doves line the street
Thickening my soul

A primordial ooze drips from the sky
Splattering on my shoulders

Every movement brings a scream
A rebellious shout from cracked lips

My arms might be broken
Lock jaw won’t let me look down

My family lies around me
Twisted corpses impaled on street posts

Friends are skeletal remains
Brittle bones crackling in fire

Blood is dripping from my head
Open wounds fester with gangrene

Insects crawl over my body
Digging claws and spikes into my skin

Long dead dogs rip flesh from my legs
Fighting over the exposed bones

Broken teeth fall from my mouth
Diving off my razor cut tongue

Half of my fingernails are shattered
Littering the path I try to crawl down

Boils fester and leak
Pouring yellow puss

A grey stench makes me gag
I vomit out every trace of humanity

My skin is dry liked cracked earth
It flakes and scatters to the wind

The searing heat forges my will
Melts my carcass like a cheap candle






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