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maturity

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

but i'm not sureis there a curei wan't to be a childsomething untamed and wildperfect innocencei require deliverancefrom my own mindi will no longer b..

Perfect Density

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

You are my typeThe time is ripeThe time for the harvestNo time to restThe fruit is glistening in the treesSweet summer breezeSunlight streamingSmiles ..

Fear

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

Eyes thick with prophecyThings only I can seeFire burningNo ones learningThe wind howlsStraight from hell's bowelsAn unatural coldWatching death unfol..

The Test

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

Divert all power to the sourceLet it run its courseRunning purely on caffeineA highly functioning machineI can no longer feelCan't tell what is realSt..

The Machine

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

Fear injectionI'm about to quitTired of this bullshitCompletely demoralizingSeemingly finalizingSoul crushingEmotions rushingFears evolvingThis is all..

The Attic

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

I slept in my clothesMy sanity in its death throesI throw back some whiskeyMakes me feel friskyCuts back the staticDemolishes the walls of this goddam..

A Bad Habit

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

You're staring at me from the picture frameMy brain is inflamed with your nameIt's repetitiousAlmost fictitiousYou're thought vaporRemnants of a forgo..

Venture Forth

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

We must shiftBefore we go adriftWe must drink the earthly rainBefore we go insaneAnd all shall come before usLaughing like children of the forestWhisp..

A Perfect Storm

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

Thoughts abortedWills contortedPerceptions twistingVoices persistingUnnatural coursesInternal forcesIntense moral stormsLight transformsInto splintere..

Winter

A Poem by Patrick McCombs

The cold air makes everything stillLike the whole world took a sleeping pillAnd as we stumble through this frozen instantEverything seems distantSound..