Friday, June 30, 2006

flood

so many of them
one atop another, in an endless queue
yellow & red
new & resurrected
tired & angry
persistent & sad
i feel them with my nose and my stomach
i smell the obsessive-compulsive disorder
anxiety & delusions
it smells like fear
it hides within the old cathode ray tube
it annoys me
comfortably tucked in 79 percent
of instinct & blindness
geography & hormones

because that’s who we are
we follow the beat and we belong
a coffee on every break
heavens at all costs
ignoring the natural fear of heights
a healthy desire to forget
we’re still barking
we’re still dancing
lost & found
30 times per second
we’re hypnotized
by the shadow of greatness in the distance
war & peace
pain & justice & death
love
for a dream
for oneself
and for life,
naturally


music: “Mezzanine” – Massive Attack
movie: “Brazil” – Terry Gilliam

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