that leeches
my veins dry
a fog
encompassing
the miles
between my body
and
my ambitions
that fools me
and
fuels me with
the chemicals of fear
and of doubt
a resident of the mind
from the past
that refuses to leave
a belief
a practice
a design
made to
obliterate peace
the title
the brand
the philosophy
of my
one person cult
it’s a-
such a-
what a-