Jun 13, 2006 18:34
Real-life Definitions
By Staci Haven
Pronunciation: 'al-k&-"ho-"li-z&m
1 : continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks
2 : poisoning by alcohol; especially : a complex chronic psychological and nutritional disorder associated with excessive and compulsive drinking
Innocence is in black in white; innocuous enough in flat paper dimensions.
Harsh reality is the phantasmagorical effect the light appears to have on your skin…turning it a lackluster shade of yellow.
(All one needs is a closer look to discover the truth)
Are you aware?…alive?
No indication but the steady mechanical beep of your heart gives us an answer.
Your eyes are placid, almost unseeing; they have the same jaded quality as your skin.
But I know better than to mistake it as a folly of the perverted light.
You’re in there somewhere- behind the silencing effects of morphine
Beep….beep….beep…