King Crimson, “Eyes Wide Open” dvd, circa 2003

“One Time”

scabs

Callousness betrays a scar
where once was a point of contact
now grows a buffer, a thickening
around experience, a heavy lens
to divert the light
and bend to a more comprehensable shape
no longer merely what is
but what we want it to have been
or nothing at all

1st person singularity…tortures of the damned.

Trying to lose consciousness. Some meds and some beer – starting to get a little blank but still have enough nervous damn energy to keep pacing around looking for …
Looking for what?
Imagine having a brain hemorrhage. Merciful respite from the familiar routine. A bad headache and then … the world as we know it ceases [...]