Un-Death

Quantity is really worth more than quality

And lava ends in stone, stone cold.

Dead as a doorknob or a brass lion's-head door knocker,

For all it's worth. For all importance.

One is currently unavailable and two won't answer.

G and T and Z make names make people make time for others

But it's not anybody's fault that it wasn't somebody famous in this world

Anymore. Forever floats away into another day and time goes by without

Its noticing... italicized squiggles won't do it any good because it's all a lie and

It's tempting but that's not a life if it ends here and if it's recognized

At least that helps a little bit. When the sun doesn't rise red at 54

And the doors don't open don't close don't lock don't work

And the screen and the keys can't stay between the rules and on the thin white line

That may or may not define an accidental outlaw

In an impossible world full of virtual addresses and sattelite map lies.

Gone gone gone.

There is no going back because going forward is over and going away is the only choice.

Besides, the tree won't shelter the lion for long before

The lightning comes down and all goes blue

And red.

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