Diary of a tormented mind

May 20th -
Drifting through a Dante'ian vision of hell just to fetch a loaf of bread
Glimpsing the tormented souls of the living who've no idea they are already dead

I'd already spoken with the angels while the words of the prophets echoed off temple walls
I made out with the devil after drinking mint tea and smoking menthols

The sweet decedent anesthetic of modern life slowly hypnotising the brain
Morpheus sends the Sandman to numb your thoughts and ease your pain

It can be seen in the lonely tear that escapes the eye
The torture of life knowing you're going to die

Reflections in the black soulless mirrors of The Grim Reaper's eyes
Humanity's a clown wearing a John Wayne Casey disguise

The Dark Ages now have electric, wi-fi and reality TV
Charles Manson's the messiah and he's preaching through me

Living in an imaginary heaven while building our own hell
Where the devils waiting patiently for the soul that you'll sell

A guarantee of demonic possession powered by material greed
Love in a Durex stopped the birth of the free love hippy seed

Home again home again jiggity jig
Solomon's mines are empty but we continue to dig


May 21st -
Woke up and did f*ck all
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Posted: May 2016

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