club kid

a cacophony of shadows

and all I feel is fear

bodies writhe in unison

freeze framed in flashing lights

searching with vibrating eyes

panic rise to find you here

hammer heart, brisk of blood

the drugs now at their height

every face your face

in this stratosphere

visions I just can’t shake

guts vibrate to heavy bass

confusion pumps my meat

then your bright eyes, safety

for I think I once knew you

in another place and time

platitudes and coos and water

bring me down to terra firma

hugs and smiles, drinks all round

crunch down on the next pill

mask it all again

lose it all for now

face nothing

fear everything