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23 October 2026

voices

 

all day long I languished       there in the TV room       the attitude was somber        the tone was general gloom        they promised me a window        where I could see the street        when my executioners  arrived         I wanted a ringside seat

voices from the locked ward       were calling out my name       they said there’d been a murder         and  I was the one to blame          but it couldn’t have been me        I wouldn’t hurt a fly        besides, I’d spent the month in jail         and that’s the perfect alibi

but the voices from the locked ward          had my name and number      they’d primed the dreaded meat machine          and were eager to take me under         yes, there were voices in my head         who wished that I was dead          my thoughts gave voice to fear           and fear gave way to dread

the mind can play some tricks          and mine was in partial eclipse        there was poison in my blood          I’d explain it if I could        I’ve seen some wicked shit         that would make your stomach sick         but I learned to embrace the voices            I loved their crazy shtick 



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