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in the beginning

whispered to myself that it did not matter anyway

                                             wind                                                       

                                        gushing

                                     over

                                      body

                                          racing 

                                                 across

                                                       hair                                                            pushing                                                            back

                                               body

                             reclines on rising water

             feeling gentle waves displaced touch            

                  box black site light face

                                       self                                          arms hands grasp neck bent over

             teeth clench shroud eyes

       blind suffer                 

   man extinguish will

 horror engulf isolate despair

    submissive longing failure

          desperate clutching hands inward

                 turning haunting distance pathos

                          body inert hovering hideous

                                    inscription seduction ideal

                          idol beckoning taunting shine

                      upon standing above beyond

          away embedded chained punished

     deny vision project out

in up down object abyss tomb

                    goal alibi other end life

                                        subjugate

                                        coerce

                                        extort                                                            control

                                        annihilate                                                        pattern

                                  fetish

                         principle                          

                     death

                  away                                                           beyond

          turning

         near             

       inward                                

    situate

   body                                 

 constraint

 clawing

 nausea

  exhaust                         

     exterminate

        body         

           end

              avoid             

                  deny           

                      freeze         

                           suspend

                                withdraw     

                                      fix    

                                          set    

                                              place   

                                                    display                                                         use

                                      artifact                                                 white             teeth

                    shine                          ideal

                         setting                      apart

                              immerse                   action

                                   decision

                                   negation

                                   self

                                   pain

                                 face   body

                        discordant          conflict 

                  tenuous      ground       fragile    rage

               document        message        picture       light             decode             way          round         hopeless         falsify            decline       pleasing          touch                               decay           consume       feel                                               swallow 

                                             employ                                                            move     

                                              smell   

                                          look   

                                     talk   

                                feel   

                                  assimilate

                                     man

                                   succumb

                               moment      point

                          thrust                ideal

                                shining                back

                                   nothingness

                               faceless

                       monologic 

                self

            denial

               rendering

                   consistent

                          order

                               smother

                                      perspective

                                              extinguish

                                                       will

                                               death

                                         life

                                           restless

                                                despair

                               lingering       alone      indifferent opaque exhaustion fleeting moments of distraction

                    incitement

                    stimulus

                                          crushed

                                          punished

                                          suffocated

        diffused into oblivion            unreal

superficial                               naive

wishing it were not so distanced

                       isolated           regret

                                          consolation

longing for the animality of immediacy

sick house of the dead

necrosis of nostalgia

memory

history

tradition

time

twisted traces corpses shouting within cranium convoluted mass of flesh encased within sheath of bones sutures mesentery muscle cords impulses shooting across synapses coming back re-emerging distorted re-presentations

coming back

uncertainty

lack of record                           lack of validation      manipulation

distortion

                       thread sways with the greater force

                       strongest wind

                       inexorable current

molding

shaping

revising

constructing

projecting

enforcing

indoctrinating

                               contrived situations structured to evoke pre-calculated thoughts responses actions behaviors feelings attitudes                     hands holding tools employed to assimilate body into symphony of effects organized under the disciplinary command of the conductor

making the piece fit into the puzzle

                              scenario

a play written long ago for some other actor

                            some other experiential nexus

looking back wishing that it all would return

                                       same motifs shot back into the face like semen             to keep the body in line

the same old song acting

                  performing in the play that was written long ago ritualistically repeated over and over for all everyone                             eternal recurrence of monolithic slavish groveling fawning obedience

                  from the high up regions from the distance one can see view the site the situation as it is

                                    as it is

                                    as it is                 

eye never escapes the labyrinth the conceptual experiential web                                                   filter

                                               spectacle reprocessed cerebral stench fouls the ears as it resuscitates the lifeless image of the lie

                      absurdity

                                those which are not embedded situated

unconditional

absolute 

operational dominion

legitimacy                                creation of a pretext             for pre-projected activity pre-meditated systemic disruption laying down the strategic alibi

          for a crackdown an extension of control

                  regulation containment breaking of bodies                                        exploiting contradictions    everything will just fall into place

             the script will be performed over

                               and over

                                        and over

                                                 and over

                                     and over

                   and over                         and over

                               and over                  and over      she wakes up in a new life       it has all changed            all changed over night            nothing has changed at all

but it is all different     changed     it looks the same

it feels the same      it does so at first at first sight

but it has all changed     changed with words  

words have changed    change underlying all around all around her surrounding engulfing her making her change

 

the word has changed now she must change

                            my              silly little noise vomiting                                     little wench my lovely precious                                    child my beautiful baby my luscious trixster daddy's little girl

you yourself by your words prove my asserted case

you are irrational

it is such a shame too

but fortunately for me and the family name

it is no longer considered a demonic matter

let us thank the lord god that you will be properly cared for in the psychiatric hospital                             yes yes                                                      there you will be                                        safe and our family can once                              again cultivate its pride and virtue                    as for you out of sight out of mind out of will          how dare you say such things to your daughter you have never treated me properly always as a sniveling child helpless

     no no daddy i am strong and i will fight you

            this matter will not pass unanswered finalized

                  it is time that we established a change in the                            way things are run around here

yes that is it one

of the classic signs

of mental illness

flamboyant talk

non-sensical jabber

illusionist fantasies

                         dreams seem real influencing thoughts there are no distinguishing marks

                                 daughter

                                 i have no daughter

                                 i have never had any children what bring those little shit-faced brats up in an asshole world like this

the sickening foul stench

the nausea                the diarrhea          the suffocation    bring up a daughter

i would kill it first

                           no daddy you can't say that do that   it is me            i am your daughter          

                    i am your daughter

                                                   it is me

he stares far away oblivious to the hopeless cries

                                                   it is me

god dammit it is me it is me it is me

                     jonathan you sickening faggot take me inside                       my business is finished here

nooooooo daddy you cannot no

                   she fell to her knees

                         her body heaves pain

                              tears burst falling down

hysterical screaming

                unending hysterical screaming

                                         over and over and over daddy no it is me

                      men in white jackets came 

                      took her away

certainly there was no question as to her sanity

she was obviously insane

would you not agree with me dear one that gentleman acted speaking words which were nothing less than stunning

                                            efficient

                                            good

but for what conceivable end            why          for what

but she is my sister have you forgotten that

                   he is your father

                            it is you who have forgotten he turns belching out all of it

                         the decision has been made

                         it is final

                         it comes from my mouth these words

                         she is to be no more        

                              a passionate woman with a passion for revenge

               an explosive four hour mini-series the inner sanctum of the mob in the midst of this private circle

             she found love

             an outsider

             she is a member of the family

             it is time that you should know a few things about how your life is continually reproduced certified

                tired of over-crowded party lines

                its live its fun its one on one

                in the all star fist fuck 

                have not eaten in about four or five days 

                hear you breathing

there is hardly any factory in which there is not a heroine user                   south east asian heroine

                coverts operations heroine

                genocidal heroine

                derived from opium

                synthetically produced

related to other opium derived substances

                                       touching the heated tip  iron white or brownish powder

                     it may be snorted smoked on tobacco injected nausea in the abdomen euphoria pupils constrict tired anxiety

kid needs needs a more powerful fix

body pays heavy price

              inflammation deterioration of mucus membrane of

              nose separation of mucus membrane septum of nose injection

run the risk of infection

potentially hazardous mixtures cuts

quinine milk sugar strictnine arsenic cyanide starch laxative caffeine

           live today for tomorrow you may be dead

           tomorrow

additives chronic abscesses mainlining tracks tatoos scare tissue haemorrhagia inflammation of the lymph glands irritated by contaminants

              hands become swollen

              gangrene finger tips lockjaw tetanus

              quinine narrows eyes arteries blurred vision                       deafness vertigo vomiting diarrhea uncontrolled                    spasms tongue shoots out of mouth                          involuntarily bacterial infection in lower spine                   destroying liver in its function of detoxification                 hepatitis discolorization of skin completely yellow                loss of weight walking skeletons kidney failure                    suppresses sexual desire

              menstrual abnormalities

              slows down digestive process intestinal pain   hemorrhoids 

                         brain heart lungs depress central nervous system floods brain cells becomes dependent on external source              withdraw symptoms sneezes tremor of tongue nausea vomiting sweating aching hot              cold sweats skin becomes clammy restless irritable legs feet jerk           fungus blocking arteries              abscesses blood boils amputation pulmonary edema death

               needle still inserted in the corpse

tuberculosis mass of abscesses breathing shallow insufficient oxygen weight loss pneumonia cough up heavy flem pain in stomach AIDS

                                       tree young tree bush tree rushing pushing apart about leaves             rows of leaves twirling around bottom                                 light                                  surface casting between shadow

faces gnawing

                            faces projecting out casting about across with against                  faces move in unison joined at the trunk                together faces           crying out grasping                  clawing to break out away from illusion locked up                neck chained         tomb                    suffocating        tomb         body            constriction holding        it         down        frenzied  

        claustrophobia shaking screaming saliva streaming

 eyes       bulging          burning brain gasping guttural squeals      no relief             illusion of difference monolithic common swill engulfs swinging along together away shielding glances                          pulling eyes away                         flickering turning away wind rushing through leaves racing pulsing about around

                                    quakes trembling


horizontal on bed          horror engulfs eyes                  images chaotically race through head

body distorts under pressure of raging blood   

clutches face head            crushing eyes with heals of hands tearing at sweat-drenched hair                 grinding teeth                  small streams of saliva leak running down unshaven chin down over neck chest saliva burns skin forming small pool on sternum digging fingernails into skin attempting to quench teasing pain screaming slivers tear away

                        beads of blood become streams

jumping up out of bed wearing dirty ripped boxer shorts

                    spinning wide-eyes glaring into darkness  small room without heat

                     leave me alone mouth gasps

                     what do you want from me

running over to window pushing face against cold pane of glass crying as cat face hands loosening slipping across glass knees buckling underneath rolling down onto side cupping hands over face muttering

         what do you want why will you not just leave me alone resting head down onto cold wooden floor

         becomes quiet still

                    eyes seal cementing with evaporating tears nose runs with mucus intermittent wiping with index finger                                       whimpering clasps knees to chest lightly rubbing hair on backs of legs                   

  falling into light state of sleep

              breathing shallow

                        mouth cracks open slightly

                                 tongue protrudes between lips ashtrays full of cigarette butts scattered haphazardly

one spilt into rusty sink affixed to wall

                     filled consumed by soiled dishes

                     branching spores of mold

                     emanating horrible stench rotting tissue roaches edge out from shelter with calm surveying decomposing reality

             rats and mice roam small cabinet adjacent to sink echoing screeches of scratching gnawing

                 water faucet monotonously drips into standing water

                 breezes whistle through cracked window pushing curtains aside kicking old newspapers

             headlights flash across room illuminating disarray refrigerator stands unplugged powerless door wedged open by chair                       rotten food decays on shelves

milk curdles sour stale permeating room

       maggots slither through piles of garbage clumped near door                       roach moves from sink to garbage

springing feet stop screaming

                    i beg you go away

throwing books across room crashing into walls scurrying toward sink throwing dishes

              roaches running for cover

putrid mass in sink clings to hands

                                   hesitating head shuttering eyes freeze hands choking

                        no you cannot do it my-my skin i cannot                            decay now no not yet

running toward closet door tripping over small stool crashing face down cutting arms forehead in slivers of broken dishes                       clenching tears pain grips face 

                    lines of blood cut paths into neck

                           slowly back onto feet

                   hands pull jagged pieces of glass from skin               blood falling to floor

                     approaching closet door turns knob slowly    hearing clicking sound                 searching for light switch                                    turning on bright glare strikes spouting no

                cut into door wooden floor deep bloody claw marks brain remembers

               smear of blood leading to depths of closet fury mass lying in back appearing to exist in motion

          pushing aside clothes on hangers obscuring vision

on floor lay dog half-eaten by rats with one bloody paw                      hysterical punching swinging encircling room

               falls over lamp setting on television

crashing down explodes on impact         running toward kitchen slipping on garbage                 smashes head on edge of sink breaking off wall           sucked to floor     lying unconscious nearby rat perches licking up fresh blood 

              another eyes body

sudden realization of biting pain lunges to feet 

grabbing head between hands pushing together to crush brain 

face red sweat clings to hair forehead

large veins bulge from neck

streams of spit run from mouth

gasping breathless guttural sounds

squealing groans spit out into air

                            flies lay eggs into open flesh of dog                              body rocks to maintain balance

water gushes from broken pipe jetting from wall

hands fumble stained cup fill with brown water

raise to lips              sucks in                   swallows cup slips                  scatters to floor

echoes crisp ring          waking slowly squirming in bed beneath shredded woolen blanket opening eyes room pulsates into focus  ceiling glares at body with cracks water stains

cob webs span corners of room