A splash of animosityA spoonful of hateSprinkle in some enmityAnd bigotry to taste A pinch of indignationAnd a dash of discontentJust add some aggravationThen just leave it to ferment This is howWe make our kids nowRage becomes the status quoFrustrationFuels a generationAnger’s all they’ll ever know A drop of fanaticismAnd political naivetyAny flavour from the [...]
Category: Poems
Carnival of Absurdity
It’s a carnivalOf absurdityA festivalOf obscenityIt’s a circusOf perversityA celebrationOf insanityOn and onIn my headFor eternity I dared to peakInside the HouseOf MirrorsWhat greeted meMade me quicklyReconsider For staring backAt me wasNo reflectionBut the incarnationOf my everyImperfection I tried to smashThose windowsTo realityBut the only thingThat shatteredWas my sanity It’s a carnivalOf absurdityA festivalOf obscenityIt’s [...]
Liturgy of Depravity
It is no escapeTo make sense of the mysteryThe pill for aidingOur existence is depravityDreaming dreamy dreamsOf tantalising travestiesPlagued by thoughtless thoughtsWe all need a little tragedy Forget the voices stopListen even in their paucityLet their words satisfyA requirement for insanityYour mind has long departedFor the shores of incapacitySo dwell with me a whileHere in [...]
Some would callThe human raceThe pinnacleOf evolution But I have toDisagreeAnd questionThat conclusion LanguageAnd dexterityIs to meA mere illusion To claimThat we’re evolvedIs the grandestOf delusions Our presenceOn this planetIs an unwelcomeIntrusion Driving speciesTo extinctionDeforestationAnd pollution Our abilityTo destroyIs our only trueDistinction No doubtThat humankindIs this planet’sMain affliction It’s clearThat our removalIs the onlyTrue solution [...]
Imagine
ImagineBeing shotOnly to be toldIt’s your faultFor not wearingBulletproof clothing ImagineBeing robbedOnly to be toldIt’s your faultFor owningNice things ImagineBeing harassedAssaultedRapedMurderedOnly to be toldIt’s your faultFor beingA woman
Equilibrium
An endless tightropeDown the centre of my mindFighting, always fightingTo keep my balanceSave myself from falling The voidThe pit of despairAwaits meShould I lose my footing And there have beenCountless timesAn unseen forceHas sought to drag meFrom this rope But one thingHolds me steadyAnd I knowAlways will You areThe fulcrumUpon which I findMy equilibrium
Hanging By A Thread
We are hanging by a threadWrapped around our necksDancing like a braindeadMarionetteIn the shadow of our master’sSilhouetteMusic playingFrom a broken cassetteAs we move as commandedBy the hands that danceAbove our heads We are hanging by a threadAnd if we are to have any hopeOf holding on another dayThen we have to find a wayTo cut [...]
Your voiceCuts through meYour wordsUndo meTirelesslyPursue meExpertlySubdue me Your eyesSee through meExposingThe true meHiddenFrom the worldBut revealedTo you
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TimeRunsOut As the beating heartOf humanitySlows Pulse fadingOrgans failingBody dyingMind decayingSoul rotting Pull the plugThere is nothing leftWorth saving [title: "Flatline"][the final poem from Dissection, out 01/01/21]
Roses
Roses Are not red But stained With the blood That has bled From the hearts Of those Left for dead In the wake Of your flawless Beauty And unrivalled Cruelty
