born and killed
alive and dead
everything always
inside my head
deja vu
through and through
footprints match
you and you
groundhog’s day
but i can’t stay
won’t go that way
can’t throw my pay
never again
but every time
nothing clever
my every crime
imagination
contamination
revelation
lonely nation
love shown out
hate punched in
hope like mold
lust my sin
born and killed
alive and dead
everything always
inside my head
the clone was born
i hide the scorn
my soul is torn
but will she learn?
from my mother
through my mind
and my sister
and my daughter
will the second?
can she evade?
will it wreck her?
will it invade?
the circle
i can’t escape
i stare it down
it’s never late
pain perfectly focused
it strips my bones clean
muddies up everything
an infinite machine
i tell myself
i hide behind black
i promise myself
i’m not coming back
i’ve never even left here
i’m weighted firmly down
miles beneath the surface
and i cannot seem to drown
born and killed
alive and dead
everything always
inside my head
everyone is better
and i am the worst
reality is bitter
but i deny it hurts
it comes up from within
it’s heartless and mean
burning under the skin
an infinite machine
it can’t be stopped
i’ve tried for years
both ends the same
a stream of tears
an infinite machine
i scream and scream and scream
an infinite machine
i wish this was a dream
an infinite machine
a standing corpse with a smile
an infinite machine
a sentence without a trial
an infinite machine
it goes on and on forever
an infinite machine