staggering beneath a sky devoid of light

sleepless
starved
staggering beneath a sky
devoid of light
haunted by ambition
hunting visions
my voice raw
as i chant in rythm
with my footsteps

i believe my feet
may have begun to bleed

all of this
an effort
to undermine
the censor of my senses
so that forbidden knowledge
might be received

walking thru storm
whipped by rain in the wind

from here
see the city
tombstone buildings
windows awake
flickering
signaling out
the blue dead calls
of heartless machines
robbing dreams of their marrow
leaving sorrowful dreamers
with a repetitive stupor
a prison without walls
leaves no escape

falling from the path now
into a valley where
shadows mingle with shadows
inventing new forms of darkness

discovering a bridge
i attempt to light a fire with damp wood
and instead shiver to sleep
laughing madly at the perfection of the moment
my suffering vibrantly blooming
rich with colors
matching the beauty of any other flower

in the morning
caked with mud
i light a cigarette
while peering out on a clear sky
shake some cold from my bones
and
carry on