Copyright © 2009 Ernest Bloom.
Defiled.
Debased.
Amphetamine fulgent, or comatoid in
Lethe's lumpy arms,
the universe ticks on, dispassionate,
unfluctuating.
You can't be debased except through
active participation,
witting or no, and/but you
can always come back.
Interesting chemistry references. I don't quite see what you can always come back means, though. Reincarnation? Recuperation? It feels unclear to me, but still, interesting.
ReplyDeletea great deal of pain and corrosion of dreams has its roots in trying to do the right thing and clinging to it long after it's been revealed to be wrong; the universe has no center from which it's watching you; it is, no matter how we try to speed it up or slow it down. thresholds. . . .thresholds. . . .breaking with the past and closing the door. . . .if they weren't naturally-occuring in our bodies, serotonin, adrenalin, and dopamine would all be controlled substances since they radically distort human perceptions. . . .doors. . . .mirrors. . . .smoke. . . .fires. . . .flames. . . .windows. . . .
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