Writings - Poetry - 2006

Narcissism's Neighbor

Friday, October 13th, 2006

I awoke
In everything undecided
It was never clear to me
The current of reality
But I moved though it
Like fluid
A self absolving untamed creature
Evolving toward an unknown form
To become my own dynasty

But now I'm floating away
Gravity doesn't believe in me
It doesn't want to catch
My inconsistent sanity
So I'm beginning to think
Nothing can harm me
Delirium seems to be
The symptom of apathy

Call it my ego
Call it what you will

I'm barely stable
On this freedom gale
Barely able
To feel my own progression
Forward through space
And undenied
Past the procession of cast-asides
Hardly sensing the wind I'm in
Gliding along sails of disillusion
Moving all while standing still
Growing into a new delusion

Fifth dimension I obtained
To pass on my timeless name
Call it my ego
Call it my fame
Call it what you will
When I no longer remain

History is written
On the backs of human perception
The faith in the right blind decisions
For the human collective
From the human patience
In the disuniting congregations
Uncompromising
Unfaltering
Never stopping
In their evolving

Call it the ego
Of indomitable will
Call it the bastard child we build

Whatever helps you sleep at night

I awoke
In everything undecided
Didn't see the future in front of me
And took for granted all my sheltering
I got carried away
Brought anarchy into my Eden
Saw the choice to move along
Into the path of self destruction

As we move
We approach the dark
Into the prison
Into our farce
Staring down reason's calls
We never halt in our resolve

Call it our ego
We know you will
Call us out for those we've killed
Narcissistic neighbor to the graves we fill.