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Afraid
I am not afraid.
Every believer is tormented
By a thousand daemons,
Not the least of which is
Destiny
And the debt it holds
Over our heads.
Shaking, jerkin' and twitchin'
Eager in anticipation
For the vending machine orgasm
Of finality,
The cessation we buy every day.
I head directly for
Your new world;
I walk with a broom behind me
The better to sweep away
My tracks.
A man was waiting for a bus
And I didn't have the heart
To tell him
It wasn't coming.
He said "In my dreams
The whole world is fucking
To the song in my mind."
I smiled and kissed him,
Slow, sensuous, and deep.
He pulled away, shocked and grinning...
Then I punched him
In the face and walked away.
I am not afraid.
I have never been afraid.
for a price,
I let people sleep
And permit them to dream of me.
I let them use my soul
Until I want it back.
Drugs give you pleasure,
Booze gives you colour,
And death gives you a break
At just the right time.
So kick the crutch
And watch him fall;
Cruelty is subjective, after all.
Do we doubt the necessity
Of Armageddon? Gotterdammerung?
The spider-nest in the beehive?
There is much to be expected
And much to be learned
But I am not afraid.
