No matter how much you clean
No matter what you do
Anyone who walks in will be keen
To the hell they are put through
As the scientists upstairs split another gene
To make a fattier bacon, for you
And you won’t even bat an eye
As you dig into your shepherd’s pie
If only, if only, you knew
Sickening, twisted
The knife goes even deeper
You see their light fade
Despite everything
You attempted to stop me
And guess what? You failed.
Dark Experiments
How long can a human last?
No vocal chords, gasps
Unable to turn, can barely breathe
Who could have done this to me?
I miss my family, my friends
Why couldn’t they have just let me be
What I thought was my salvation
A ride to a new, beautiful home
Is now a prison, a torture chamber
A place I can no longer roam
I know not of my fate, nor where I am
The only thing that I’m able to do
Is squeal, cry in anguish
No real food, I can’t even chew
But wait, here comes my salvation!
A conveyor to my family, I can’t wait
But then, all I see is blackness
To my only assured fate
Day by day, you slowly age
How long you’ve been doing this, you can’t even gauge
Do you think you can continue that much more?
“Yes, of course.” as you continue to pour
You don’t even distinguish day and night
While every time you look in the mirror, more with fright
As you age a year in a single day
“Why can’t this all just be over?” You pray
But you also are reminded of that pact you made
With the Devil himself, the price you must now pay
To be tormented on this earth, day in and day out
“I don’t need to protect myself”, you used to flout
As your bones get brittle, your mind slowly rots
What once were beautiful blue eyes, are now tiny black dots
Your strength you had, the love you once shared
All is now gone, just your pupils everyday, stared
And these eyes, are they actually your own?
They certainly don’t hold the soul you once had known
So you’re condemned to roam this earth, bereft of joy
Just another one of Satan’s pawns, just another toy.
Whenever the evening arrives
And things go bump in the night
Maybe just a tad after five
When you get home, a little light
Greets you with its soft glow
You see it, and you know
Everything’s gonna be alright.
Over the pale half moon
The sounds of war crack, pop, boom
Our joy and elation exploding
And spilling out into surrounding homes
And ears
And lives
And souls
We know not what we do
We know not what we have done
We know not what will happen
But we will be there
Hell or high water.
For eternity.
Our country leaving an indelible
Footprint in the history of the universe
Ending with we know not what.
Maybe we won’t.
Wake the heck up you dummy
You were not born to survive
You feel that shit in your tummy?
You, like anyone, can thrive
Learn what others have done
Talk right to yourself
You have someone to raise, your son
He won’t just be sitting on the shelf
Take really tiny steps
Every single day
There’s no need for big preps
It’s truly the only way
So start walking, one by one
And then you’ll look back
You’ll see what you’ve done
You’ll realize the old you was wack
The graffiti, the piss stains
Getting through your deepest pains
Happens in the weirdest of places
Like while you’re looking down at your shoelaces
Giving that turd all you’ve got
While thinking about haves and have-nots
Your life flashing before your eyes
That extra pinch taking you by surprise
But when you go and wash your hands
You leave, taking a few more stands
Against who you refuse to become
Out of every shit, you are your sum
We’re all dogs
In God’s hot car
Crisis after crisis
War after endless war
They keep piling up
On the trash heap of history
Known as mankind.
The wise, the funny, the clever, the brave
He can heal them all, even from beyond the grave
He’s got floppy ears and a cute little tail
He has a teeny tiny pet snail
He’s the coolest dude, that’s a fact
He approaches all matters with dignity and tact
His name is Oronzo, he’s a Vulpera Priest
Basking in holy light, he is a mother flippin beast.
Melancholy and the Shining Light 