9

new consciousness is a BEEP BEEP
traffic jam
red lights and red lines
flickering and laser beaming
anywhere but up
town is in flames
toy engines too loud to buy
so play in-store/on-shelf/in-plastic
push five buttons all at once
'til she boils
no ICEE for you just
hole-drilled paddle stings
bees in your Big Red
SURPRISE!
why didn't you look, you dumb fuck?
I'm sorry you're hurting
I just don't feel it.
back on asphalt
with quivering guts
de/acceleration nauseation
the ding ding trigger
signals more turning
and churning
merry-go-round my ass
I don't wanna go home
but I don't wanna be here.