Head First 
By Mandibles 

I woke into a vivid dream 
that fell through a fold in reality 
and showed me the earth without land or sea 
just the people’s souls in an endless stream 
the souls were humming a vibrant song 
that fell and rose as the tides would come 
rushing onward always forward
Chaos ordered falling over 
Into a place where their faces and spaces are nought
And they’re falling headfirst into the end

When I fell back to reality
The song had left me its melody
The headlines singing a parody
The voices raised in cacophony
Imagined lines on the map were strained
As the borders break in a jagged chain
The people humming, bright flash thrumming, 
Frozen moment, atoms foment 
Into horizons that pull out the light from our eyes
And we’re falling headfirst into the end



Written Mar 2022, inspired by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Head First - Mandibles

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