Sleeping Oblivious
by What Once Was· from Demo 2006
magnificent warm euphoric salvation
in the erradication of some of my fondest yet
most poisonous memories
when i lay myself down i dream
not of a brighter tomorrow, but a nighttime at noontime
you do the math.
thinner mental shells provide more comfort depending on
who you are surrounded by
don't wake me up though, i'll most likely eat you alive
i must eat you alive
i've devoured my hands in hopes that sleep will bury me
in six feet of sweet nothings and the awkward yet ultimately
hopeful delusions
the most destructive force in the universe lies within my words
these meditations in a dystopian existence
based on a sense of failure that is unmatched in any concievable dimension of thought
the old man has his afternoon cat and he doesn't want
anything else
if we bother him
tomorrow we'll all vomit
thousands of birds
he laughs
shakes his head
tells us through tired eyes
history repeats itself
but i became an escapist.