(I) my motivation, my drive. my one and only. my dream, my cloud. my mars. my journey, my lessons. my lessening, my anguish. my boundaries, my rules. this is me now.

(II) u know my secrets. u know my thoughts. but do u know me? do u know my mind? do u feel my pain? do u try? do u want to try? can u taste it?

(III) that is ur child, this is my past. that is ur future, this is my road. that is ur exorcism, this is my room. that is ur release, this is my everything.

(IV) must. stop. bottomless pit. eternal damnation. forks of purgatory. licking at salty wounds. kiss the lipidinous sinners. aus alle Welt. deathly magnetism.

(V) black stripes, white void. strong but garmented. stripped and renewed. waiting to explode. waiting for deliverance. smiles subside. evergreen apple. mädchen.

(VI) no gratitude, no love. one more glass. simmering latent expulsion. outlawed by choice. feigned nonchalance. each day a bonfire. none for the shelf. dusty, grey.

(VII) the elixir, little pill. cyanide. sweet icarus. water on stamp. my terrible dungeon. incomparable. stiff, tense, poised. are u yet alive? undeserving. bitter.

(VIII) spit on its name. searching for a silhouette. manifold and rugged. final judgment. agility on the hunt. impress, express. the prize bull. antidote. carcinogen.