Psycho

What's worse? Fear or reality? Largely inspired by the book "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis. Although some of this is projection of my own fears and probably ignorance.

Hands still, considered, at peace

Why do cameras focus on them?
Eyes hollow, a shark - you watch on
Expressionless, no life or perspective
Slide onto back seat and (re)fix your glaze
Of resumption, not redemption

Your contempt felt deep

 

Perfect grooming

Not a hair out of place as
Answering glibly, without substance

Artfully revealing nothing
How long have your parents been dead?

How many of your friends, imagined or otherwise

Have seen a little beneath to the real horror?
Calmness portrayed belies polar natures of your extreme

Presently masked, revealing much via inconsistency

 

Not for you, I guess, a charnel house

Or grisly haul of dismembered corpses

Fragments of bone and cloth

Stark light on bare soiled bricks
A manner of `ever so, ever so` - I dread those fingers have
Pursued violence with unnatural strength

Peace a spent quest

 

If I`m wrong, I could be forgiven - we know that
Lines between dreams, nightmares and reality blurs
Metaphor or evidence for crime may be found close by as
Stranger has happened

Be sure sins find you out
 

Ieuan Cilgwri (c) 2008
 

Author's Note

Be keen on interpretation?

Reviews

[Komichi]

I'm often there. Space between normal (what the heck is normal in this world right now?) and psycho...and therapists tell me I'm normal. But then I'm not so sure about that. lol
Is it how you wanted me to interpret it or am I totally OFF the stream?