Belief’s and disbelief’s minions rally
Neurons form the rank and file
Every taser at the ready
Power set to overload
Firing indiscriminately
At an indistinguishable foe
On an imaginary battlefront
Heedless of every implication known
Each detonated discharge’s reply
“Return to sender - recipient unknown”

The panic in my head goes
round and round
round and round
round and round
round and round
round and round
round and round
round and round
round and round
Aaaall   daaaaaay   loooooooong

Choking on fried acetylcholine messages misconstrue
Neurons elicit hallucinations of searing pain
Wreak tsunami retching waves on the supporting multitude
Ensued by the vice like referred malady crushing all
Breathing now panting; shallow and fast
The drone of deafening buzzing constant
Accompanied by dizziness in every stance
Veiled eyes squinting and refocusing repeatedly
Grinding teeth clenched, belching fiery agony throughout the head
Limbs cramped and throbbing, dangling uselessly like jelly sticks
Simultaneous churning ailments of heartburn, bloating, hunger, cramping and sick
Thoughts ambushed before they can be thought; memories reinterred incessantly

The hysteria in my head goes
side to side
side to side
side to side
side to side
side to side
side to side
side to side
side to side
Aaaall   daaaaaay   loooooooong

Relentlessly through senselessness continuing futility
Frustrated fingers poised to tear at the pulsating flesh
Pus flows from erupting fissures reactivating long healed wounds
An exoskeleton forms as a containment of collateral damaged mush
And suppress ooze from escaping, tainting and boring family and friends
Paint it as we must, disguise it as best we can
Centuries have eroded the capability to withstand
This world picture of what is now raw uncontrolled power
The great fault line forever divides the before and after
Devaluing lives and leaving only empty shells

The throbbing in my head goes
up and down
up and down
up and down
up and down
up and down
up and down
up and down
up and down
Aaaall   daaaaaay   loooooooong

Surviving the constant wake up calls
On self administered medication
We trawl the paths with barbed hooks
And taste the snake’s bitter tale
And realise that force cannot win the day
So the slow leak now turns to ink
To quantify and qualify so personal
The final answer?
Well, that depends
A doomsday weapon lies within easy reach
Just a little push would bring instant relief; a final discharge
Oblivious, the world revolves and evolves and shakes itself clean