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Submitted by kre8rix (View user info) at 2005-07-22 15:46:28 EDT
I woke up this morning in a bed that wasn't mine; paintings I recognize adorned the walls of a room that I didn't. I tried to take in my surroundings, but the painful throbbing in my head wouldn't allow more than a cursory glance. I stumble through a haphazard assemblage of children's toys and empty liquor bottles to the bathroom; muscle memory taking over where my mental faculties have failed me.
I wince as the fluorescent light rapidly pulsates to crescendo; a disappointing blister of light, but easy on the eyes. The arms of my reflection are scarred and bloody and for a moment I think I feel pain; but I don't remember what pain feels like. I don't recognize the face in the mirror, though the eyes hold a haunting familiarity. I see the remnants of life in those eyes. Once again, my muscles take over; seducing my mind to stillness in the banality of the routine.
Coffee...Rum...pill...pill.
Doctor prescribed apathy; breakfast of champions.
The drugs make it easier to handle work.
{How did I get here?}
Faces of sympathy have turned to concern. I can't be bothered to converse; their voices of pity a dull cacophony buzzing mutely through drug subdued senses. I stare blankly at the computer monitor on my desk; my finger methodically tapping a single key.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The screen begins to pulsate as I lose focus of the letters and I fill six pages before I go home.
I undress to take a shower and as I stand beneath the spray I recognize something I haven't felt in a long time.
Cold.
My mind reels at the sudden sensation covering my body and I fall to my knees as I vomit on the yellowed tile wall. No matter how hard I scrub, I can't make the sensation stop; fear creeping in to join cold in a joint invasion of my senses. I dig deeper; the nails on my fingers removing thick chunks of flesh in forced exfoliation. The drain eagerly absorbs the reddening water as I lunge from the shower.
Pill...pill...pill...pill...pill
I sit, sobbing naked and wet on the floor of the apartment I don't recognize, resisting the urge to claw the sensations out from under my skin as the blood reluctantly dries. Slowly, methodically the indifference bleeds through my body as the pills do their work. I struggle into the bedroom and crawl into the bed that isn't mine. I stare blankly at the paintings on the wall, my mind blurring into them as it reluctantly gives in.
User Reviews
Submitted by Alter (user info) at 2007-09-26 22:29:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No, Comment.
Submitted by CJRipley (user info) at 2005-07-26 14:57:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Kre8rix (user info) at 2005-07-25 20:56:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'm actually kind of disapointed that no one had any comment on the picture.
Come on people!! I spent a good 3-4 minutes drawing that!!
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2005-07-24 23:39:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Bleak indeed. But very cool.
Submitted by mikethescottish (user info) at 2005-07-22 18:12:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm impressed.
Submitted by goose (user info) at 2005-07-22 16:50:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2005-07-22 16:25:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Vulva (user info) at 2005-07-22 16:16:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Yabba Dabba Dooo! Someone pull the birds tail. It's time for me to slide down the back of the dinosaur and get the fuck outta here...
Bye bitches!
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2005-07-22 16:10:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Reminds me of the grittiness of Fight Club, without the dark humor to soften it.
Submitted by Kre8rix (user info) at 2005-07-22 16:04:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Crap, I totally forgot.
This is a continuation of this guy: http://www.ubersite.com/m/59880
Submitted by lucid (user info) at 2005-07-22 15:59:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Good morning!
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-07-22 15:56:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
dag homey.
good stuff.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-07-22 15:51:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-07-22 15:50:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
BLEAK