delirium

night flows through day
like blood in my veins
I dream while awake
talk as I sleep

drunken prostitute
lipstick smeared across hysterical mouth
limps past on broken stiletto heel
angry pimp screaming death threats
slapping her face
jerking her arm
ripping her sleeve

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

below a merciless sun
I wander
weary
alone
so alone
yearning for relief
escape
anxious faces of passing strangers
downcast desperate eyes
defined in hideous detail by relentless light
too familiar
too close
too close

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

far above
beyond solar rage
icy stars
mysterious cold black space
borderless soundlessness
faceless intimacy

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

down here
claustrophobic now
too hot
too hot
feverish mind
burning
burning
I press on
press on

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

sizzling asphalt blisters my feet
vision strains
I stumble almost falling

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

in the relentless heat
blue pony
prancing lightly
confidently towards my outstrected scorched hands
nuzzling my bewilderment with otherworldly coolness

dream while awake
talk as I sleep

warm tears seeping from my eyes
I exhale
glide

dream while asleep
talk as I wake