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Narcosis

this negation
soul cessation
now senses fall like never before
futile scission
blunt incisions
fail to kill this inner war.
Fail to kill this endless, bitter, hungry inner war...

I slip through the cracks in my mind and no meaning
is ever quite clear from the deafening screams
of sharp torment and memory, all my own children,
Spawn from Gehenna to burn down my dreams,
And here I lie broken and empty and fading
with lapses of sanity faintly disguised
as beautiful fancies or magickal reasons
or anything else but this void I despise.

And gods, are you watching, I think I should leave now
This horror and winterland must not be real
but the mirror is breaking and I can't remember...
What was it I did when I knew how to feel?
This land so familiar, this house of dementia
- surely I've learnt to leave it by now -
meets my gaze blankly and turns away laughing
(I moved here some time back but I don't know how)
And I've taken your drug but I'm still coming down
To Lethe I'm bound...

and i do not recognise love anymore
i do not recall the passion and pain
i cannot remember bright wonder and glory
emotional coma is all that remains.

I'm told that I'm crazy, I've gone somewhere secret
The words echo strangely (I think they are right)
and promise salvation if I'd only...something...
There once was a reason I thought I should fight
But my veins carry poison straight into my heart
- it once took a while but these nights it's direct -
And I sink in fathoms of dead trust and beauty
Now meet your creation - desire narcolept.

So gods, take a good look, I think you've succeeded
This terror and tragedy crumbled to dust
Now the mirror has smashed my reflection is perfect
In wintercold splinters I terminate lust.
This land I once dreaded now welcomes me warmly
- alien places I understand now -
and takes my hand gently and closes the door
(I think I would lock it but I don't know how)
Internal narcosis the peace I have found
Negate sensurround
To Lethe I'm bound...

and i do not recognise love anymore
i do not recall the passion and pain
i cannot remember bright wonder and glory
emotional coma is all that remains.

emotional coma, subsume me again.
Again
In Lethe
Remain.

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On Thursday September 11th, 2008, Gothic Nikki (12) writes:

Wow. Amazing. I love it so much!

On Wednesday July 16th, 2008, The Zebra Warrior (2401) writes:

5 years on and the poem/lyrics still attracts attention...a swaying and haunting rhythm amongst the clattered mindset of this lost, poisoned love of the time; an almost existential dip into the stasis that subsumes us all, this was worded with eloquence, control, imagination and creative excellence....a maxim modelled on all lives uncertainties molded into rhythmic sublimation - wickedness!

On Sunday March 2nd, 2008, RubyXero (448) writes:

wow. i love the 'lethe i remain'...very interesting addition. this was an amazing piece. i really enjoyed it

On Friday August 26th, 2005, Last1inLine (18) writes:

This is moving. It reads as if fresh from the hand of someone very angry with their own vulnerable state. "And I've taken your drug but I'm still coming down" I love it..

On Friday June 17th, 2005, Dysphoria (165) writes:

theres nothing i can say that hasnt been said, this is beautifull and amazing, i enjoyed reading it.

On Tuesday February 1st, 2005, Empathy (28) writes:

Wonderful description of the battles that subside in all of us. You know.. an emotional conma sounds really good right about now. I'd give anything not to feel..

On Thursday July 22nd, 2004, An Expired Member (23) writes:

breathtaking. i have no words now.

On Saturday July 10th, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1761) writes:

Dont post .. If I cant get to hear it.. damn I'm pissed now.. but I guess thats a good thing..

On Tuesday June 29th, 2004, An Expired Member (10) writes:

Excellent, exquisite, I have no words. Just came here in moment of boredom, but what I found shall make me come over and over again. And this is the first poem I read....

On Friday April 30th, 2004, Twilight (2084) writes:

i feel like im reading th ework something destined to be truly great...your wisdom and wordplay could be remembered forever..."blunt incisions fail to kill this inner war"

On Friday April 30th, 2004, Twilight (2084) writes:

to strike a surface that keeps reclsing, whic h has to be torn open for yet another battle from within itself...neverending fight, that you will one day stand upon when conquered.

On Monday April 12th, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1761) writes:

The using of methapors seen so often spark up to be what they were in the mixture of words and feeling. I liked liked reading this, the second time was even better. Peter

On Monday March 29th, 2004, Bakkhus Unbound (1101) writes:

'And I've taken your drug but I'm still coming down To Lethe I'm bound...Now the mirror has smashed my reflection is perfect' Perfect; yes. Gods, this was.is a phenomglorious poem. Sadness swells my veins now become the dust of beauty...tears to ice to dr

On Monday March 29th, 2004, Bakkhus Unbound (1101) writes:

...to dreams; i am subsumed...the beauty i have found more real than peace. 'And I sink in fathoms of dead trust and beauty...'

On Thursday March 11th, 2004, sulkylime (258) writes:

magnificent write.. mindblowing. i am brutally ..electrified with these lyrics.. emotional coma, subsume me again. damn --lime.

On Tuesday March 9th, 2004, capt_funguy (992) writes:

what a stunning arrival ... you opened the door to DP ... and changed it ... and this was the day it happened ...

On Tuesday March 9th, 2004, capt_funguy (992) writes:

masterful .. somber and defiant ... in wintercold splinters i terminate lust ... amazing ... funguy

On Saturday March 6th, 2004, Jadedwings (356) writes:

Damn....you blew me away with this...so brutal with honesty...depicting deep seeded issues that the reader can only imagine....left me feeling hollow and cold....well done

On Saturday March 6th, 2004, stitch (78) writes:

purr, another monument to excellence...i can feel the sadness, bewilderment, and yearning behind the words, and very well written

On Saturday March 6th, 2004, BoldSolitude (275) writes:

I liked the meter on this, very unusual and it worked out well.

On Thursday March 4th, 2004, An Expired Member (21) writes:

this is wonderful, the flow, e rhythm, esp the choice of words. i bow to u.

On Monday January 12th, 2004, Jedi_MindFuck (311) writes:

this was excellent, purr.

On Saturday January 10th, 2004, An Expired Member (2) writes:

oh, man...this is mind-blowingly powerful. the beauty in your verses is just stunning. you have a true talent, my friend.

On Thursday December 11th, 2003, AlluringDescent_darkbride (763) writes:

I would love to hear this to music. I believe it would be incredible. I wonder if there's anyway to add you to my favorites 5 times? Don't know the point of it...but it would get the message through of how much I admire your work...

On Monday November 24th, 2003, An Expired Member (14) writes:

I love the way you write, it all flows and tells such interesting stories...your poetry shines in the darkness-Siva

On Thursday November 20th, 2003, Urban Shipwreck (968) writes:

Damn the flow in this was fantastic, as was the way you laid your rhyme scheme. Each word seemed to pound into my head the last word seemed almost as if in a whisper. Very well done. ~Urban Shipwreck~

On Thursday November 20th, 2003, Urban Shipwreck (968) writes:

err until the last word, rather. Sleep dep, you mah only friend.

On Tuesday November 18th, 2003, urbanhumility (1377) writes:

so touchingly dark.....in this absence there is so much, you truly have spoken well here.........urban

On Thursday November 13th, 2003, Bast (895) writes:

this is absolutely stunning. pure art. so happy to have you here on dp... your poetry shines, bright and welcome, throught the dreariness.

On Wednesday November 12th, 2003, OLd SouL (833) writes:

fantastic write purr. I'm definitely looking forward to your work, I will peruse what you have. Welcome to DP. :::OLd

On Monday November 10th, 2003, Demosthenes (222) writes:

good lord. X was right as a mug. okay, im white, i know. but nevertheless. this is one hot p'tootey great write. now write me more. and pretend i had nice big adjectives like X did, so i sound smart. -B

On Monday November 10th, 2003, TheArtOfX (104) writes:

holy shit man... that was one of the best poems I've read in a while, VERY well done. i'm left speechless, but for lack of better words, you have something special. exquisite write, superbly done. -Art

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