Ancient wisdom

lies in bones

The StoneAge

            didn't end

for lack of stones

                                    monster . .

                               monsters . . .

                                     e v e r y w h e r e

                                              whispering

                                           in many ears

                                     loud enough

                                     to stoke our fears

                                               soft enough

                                      that we may hear

                                      playing games

                                      of truth or dare

                                                                                        monsters

                                                                    and their concubines

                                                                     corrupt

                                                                     before we realize

                                       monster . .

                                 monsters . . .

                                                   telling truth

                                       the many branches

                                       are the root

the leaves that fall

aren’t leaves at all

                          but

        the devil’s call

        to sacred fruit

                                       monster . .

                                 monsters . . .

                                       play and hide

                                       at . . .

                                                    sleight

                                                                and

                                        hopscotched truth

                                        in dead of night

                                      monster . .

                                monsters . . . 

                                                                    held my breath

                                                                    so I can't breathe

                                                                                            and

                                                                           blind my eyes

                                                                        that I don't see

                                       t h e y   c o m e   f o r   m e

                                                            I'm alone

                                       and all the monsters

                                       are at home

when

every blessing

         is a curse

every word

becomes a verse

                                        souls have fallen

                                        where they stand

                                        in . .       

                                        ashened grey

                                                                    of

                                                        no man's

                                                         land

                                                                      all my colours . .

                                                                               deeper shades

                                                                      of sombre thought

                                                                      and darkened days

                                        intent

                                        designed to survive

                                                  lies contrived

                                                     to multiply

atomised:

in air as dust

                oxidised:

in minds like rust

                                        monster . .

                                  monsters . . .

                                                                       p r o m i s e s

                                                                       camouflaged truths

                                                                                   that’s all it is

                                      The American Dream

                                       ain’t what it seems

                                          it's just another

                                                fucked up

                               M o n s t e r   S c h e m e  . .

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