MORE BITS, MORE PIECES

More bits, more pieces. 

Absorb all the noise you can 

when you turn the switches on and off

the clinking of glasses 

when the chains of the swing

move back and forth 

when the clock ticks 

the sound of rain drops 

beating down 

I write

I dream 

but don't sleep 

yet I keep waking up 

I want to fall asleep 

without actually falling asleep 

the chair is empty

the posters have fallen down

not taken down 

they were immobile for so long 

now they move 

the wall paint has faded 

the phone refuses to get charged 

and the fan has decided to spin 

slower than before. 

the adamant door doesn't close 

the cupboards are wide open 

just like my eyes 

my fingers hit the keyboard 

but words aren't born 

just erased. 

deleted. 

the screen stares back at me 

as I wink 

the milk tastes so sad 

with a sad- flavoured slice of bread 

cheese wants to stay away 

as it doesn't feel tempted to join them

butter watches the plates and forks 

as they waltz their way around the spoons 

knives miss this scene all the time 

they've got better things to do, they say 

why aren't the curtains drawn? 

and why aren't the windows shut? 

I'm all riled up 

and I don't even know why

I sip water every twenty minutes 

and act like I'm full 

there's no space left in my stomach 

I take the stairs or they take me 

to a different land

or atleast that's what I think 

although it's not the truth 

I must be delusional! 

there are batteries on the table 

to remind me that 

I'm positive as well as negative 

just like their terminals 

peeling my lips has become an addiction 

because they're so dry 

and I derive an odd from of satisfaction from doing so- getting rid of 

what I don't require 

experimenting with lip balms 

is interesting, once in a while 

I prefer staying indoors on sunny days 

though I occasionally enjoy 

the sun warming up my skin 

It feels good 

when my head doesn't explode 

my body feels like it does 

as it enters a dream-like state 

why is the sky starless tonight? 

all I see are clouds that look like smoke 

smoke and mirrors 

ready to deceive me

but I'm not ready to be deceived 

not this time, no.