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chemical peel back the mundane see the circuit board veins

glow like deep sea anglers trapped in subway trains

this aint rain man this acid reflux monsoon plain

strawberry birthmark shaped like a mercury stain

top shelf dust bunnies plotting a coup detat

in the pantry where the expired soup cans sat

greasy spoon moon pies under flickering neons

got more layers than phyllo dough stacked in aeons

bodega chill sharper than freezer burn on dreams

catch vapors formin rorschachs in the sunbeam streams

not chicken parm more like falcon in the fog

droppin feathers made of tungsten skip the dialogue

what fuels the meek climb stale crackers and spite

fall asleep to static hiss not bach in the dead of night

the ribbon nah the whole damn loom i operate

weavin tapestries from the static on the license plate

clock face cracked spillin sand that spells obsolete

while trap stars water plastic plants on the concrete street

coffins just a bent lunchbox with a faulty latch

talking loud signifying nothing but a scratched match

buried breathin shallow in the berry patch soil

pickin sour grapes then complain about the toil

young eyes glued to static snow saw atlantis peak

through the keyhole while big bros skin mags leaked

frankincense smoke snakes charmed by a busted tv

casting shadows like cheap puppets on a shopping spree

pancakes diamond grid patterns syrup like crude

mole maps lookin like constellations misconstrued

cartoons bleedin into real life extra large moon hangs

over dixie cup cities where the faith healer bangs

gongs made from hubcaps exdealer slangin art scams

apologies for this cocktail mixed in old jam jars

taste like burnt spark plugs dipped in saline

looks like funhouse glass glued with epoxy sheen

smells like cordite mixed with wet asphalt and pine

they salty cause the party starts where the fault lines twine

minute one checkers minute two switchblades clack

thats the tempo when the venues built on a train track

run the deck like a riverboat cheat with marked sleeves

from popular science straight to plantin poison leaves

paint frostbite fractals nova scotia on a postcard

nerd clique handshake custom binary code barred

backup plans a word dam built with dictionary bricks

man states crumble im the mortar in the cracks quick

reflective more like light bent round the circumstance curve

peers still yellin at their echo gettin on my nerves

unclipped predator the feathered serpent md

hoverscan the urban sprawl like a weather satellite feed

gender neutral just the forecast comin clear and direct

prefer queens holdin scepters not umbrellas for respect

not rain like a diagnosis trapped behind glass

or rein like plastic reindeer tethered to cheap brass

but reign like tectonic plates shift under command

and not queen like a pawn sacrificed offhand

but queen like a chess piece forged from collapsed stars

wave hand not dismissin heatstroke in parked cars

im talkin wave like a particle a frequency beam

hey man decoded into pure laser stream

vocal cords fort knox vaults with sonic mines

every word a fresh troop drop behind enemy lines

especially when the red lights on thats the drop zone

reported poor now the vaults echoin alone

still stiletto prints on the powdered sugar drifts

tearstained rims from dixie cup thrift store gifts

deep plots bloom in highrise terrariums for thought

sickle swings reap soundwaves harvest what they brought

a hundred lexicons for whisper birds on the fire escape

fanned out plumage mimickin a data streams shape

parakeet beatbox syncopated with the subways whine

sunrise beat kick sunset the last snare line dies

then the feedback loop the relapse in the silence thick

heat back like a blowtorch kiss on a glaciers neck

cause he crave the voltage yeah