he adjusted the nozzle slightly and winced. the startling hiss and growl of the tires reminded him of a deflating cat fight.

of waves throwing themselves upon sand. of midnight moons masked and naked, tumbled softly into foam.

as he walked, he deliberately scuffed his feet with chagrin. he wore a howling grimace of a mouth and grass wedged in the soles of his shoes.

he leaned over the typewriter, crafting a merciless gaze and pecking out meaning. one slow sharp mechanical letter after another richocetted off paper, rebounding back into its inky cavern. coiled tightly to spring, as though he were contemplating each stroke--pause, scan, and strike...

coy syllables became tightly arranged into scathing textual

i dug my foot into the ground, twisting my ankles at sad angles. i pushed off roughly and kicked at the sand on my soles. clinging still as i sway, chain squealing soft in pendulant rhythms. a subtle protest to youthful leaning.

the streets were filled with the grease of all night pubs. each breath a new menu of debauchery. each new love lubricating joints and electrifying steps. streetlights baptising crowds with their foggy halos, coldspirits dimmed by vodka and gin ( Read more... )

i looked in the rearview
street lamps glowing ominously
bulbous ghosts shimmering in meridians
illuminating shadows

my brain felt like a drum skin
tightly wound and resonating in muffled tones

thoughts percussive and oppressing
weaving into tight spaces
curling up on laps
and snoring
like world weary dogs

it was a fear and loathing night. and a fear and loathing morning ( Read more... )

breath hot with fired carbons. i could feel the engine of my youth pumping. charged and steamed. each molecule forming from memory, jumping out of veins and synapse. these diamonds, old adrenhaline playgrounds. my heart stretching in their parallel lines ( Read more... )

i looked up at him from the gutter i was kneeling in. i could feel it. feet in. shit first. i wanted to be rolling in it. i grinned and let go. falling backwards into the universe, forgetting the constraints of time and space ( Read more... )