“Babylon”

I pop pills to stop the pain
And post this poetry
To portray tales
I wish not to wrap my tongue around
I smoke cigarettes
Yet somehow the craving
Remains to cease
I fight incompetence
With passion
And play the fool
I find love to be the outlet
And knowledge
Gives me truth
Simplicity soothes me
For my complexity remains lit
My candle burns at both ends
Yet my gage reads “empty”
I play hide and seek with reality
Yet when I am revealed
I learn to let go
Fallen
And satisfied
I forget
Believing in fate
Trusting in
Babylon…