i hear
the clicking of
the geiger counter
picking up on
the radioactive
toxicity
the foul presence
a pained stain
desperately
combing through
poetic refrains
a recombinant
microbialstrain
seeking some
salvation
screaming
in solitude

the magnetic poles
in societalpsychosis
are not
positiveandnegative
but oscillating waves
alternating between
schadenfreude and
freudenschade
where empathy is
weaponzied
alligator tears
water these
barren plots
ensuringonlyresentment
can take root

parasiticclusters
clinging tothe
narcissisticnotion
they deserve anything
but contempt for
actionsperpetrated
adrift in delusion
sifting similes
seekingsecretsigns
thelinesareforthem
parlaying vanity
invaccuousvictimhood
adejectedregression
inrejectedobsession