quite simply, it's illicit.
these moments are the substance
running in our system, and we are
running out of time.

on a basic level, it's emotion.
nothing more than standard
hope and joy.
i n t e n s i f y
and release the feeling,
and let go to grasp at
less and less of what you thought
you would always keep.

and these are clouds running in your
heart through the spine to the brain
and releasing their distortion to your
all too assuming world.

dream. this is as far from the
sting you will ever get anymore.
fall. this is where the nightmare
grips you tight. this is something
that you can not let go of.

your grasp has reached into something
far more sinister,
you knew it was coming all along.

11/29/2003

Posted on 11/29/2003
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