a pulsating traffic jam driven directly into the aorta

no

less consensual

a hypodermic filled with angry bees shot directly into the trachea

mainlining electricity from the junction box

a lightning bolt epidural

two meteors on a collision course with a cantaloupe hovering just on the edge of consciousness

screaming underwater in bold type italics

stripped down to bare metal in an acid bath

no

less wholesome family entertainment more satanic orgy in the bowels of a condemned building being swallowed by the swamp

there is an alligator staring in the darkness

ready to silently swim over and take a nibble with enough force to sever a limb

it s like that

all of that

in the back of my skull