The Veil

from Fragments by Slay The Wretch

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I found myself falling

Pushed through the springs and foam,
mashed and minced past
wood, concrete, and soil

Strained through crust and mantle,
to the core; where i pooled and reformed

I took my new shape
and met my pyschopomp

"RrrRightt tthiis waayyy!'' It sang,
with the most quiet of shrieks

A curtsy and a comical
twirling of hands towards huge gates...

We Passed vast vats of
fat rat kings, squawking...
...and gnat-swarmed,
humpbacked, gagging
scat-eating "things"

By bridges where
acid cooked children glide,
hands tied, crying,
into hot baths of knives

Shown to my throne
Strapped tight, and left bound

In front of me sat a long table dressed with gorgeous abundance,
far from the hellscape outside of the ornate room

A group of chairs slowly appeared,
complete with ghosts all too familiar

"Oh no! This can't be happening!
Oh no! Take me to the Fields of retinal torture!
...Or the hives of insect masses waiting!
Anything but this!"

I found my mouth sewn shut

I reverted back
to a pimple faced
awkward young teen

Surrounded by family:
Imperious in nature,
well-meaning, yet annoying

...and those who
collected the bones
left bare in the friendzone

Held for centuries,
until I lifted the veil

We create and can destroy our own hell
We create and can destroy our own hell
We create and can destroy our own hell
We create and can destroy our own hell

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from Fragments, released July 24, 2018

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Slay The Wretch is a studio-based collaborative effort between Bryan Soto and Derek Michael Burgess.

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