crossed out of our mindscapes

we're frozen in the time

stretched around your face a mask

a clever disguise ever

so enticing this corroding chemical synapse

spawn of a beast

an ethereal drain tatters on the brink

burst into a cloud of spores

explode into the atmosphere

weaving our lives with chaotic design siphons

what's left inside

suppress us

impress us with subtle delusions

and life-like proportions

bled into one another plagiarize

our dreams

a rift in eternity

baptized in fire

leeching the underbelly

tired traditions

retired a discord within the choir

so sing the praise with your noiseless voices and pass the blame in the age of distorted reality

refined relief in chaos unleashed we find release