Estrangement. Severed. Cleaved, past from the
Remnant. What’s left behind. Bits of bone.
Spiraling inward. Deep dive to a different
Afraid. Humanity’s afraid. Afraid of itself.
Thought stream. Rivulets coursing through.
Grip. Tighter and tighter. Boa constrictor,
Melding. It’s begun. Psychological dependency. Addictive.
Perceptions. Understanding. View of things. Processing.
Octopus. Growing. Spreading. Tentacles expanding.
Levels. From one to the next.
Energy beings. Sprites. Intelligence. Permeating
Tentacles. Circling. Squeezing. Slowly at first.
Barren land! Alone in a desolate place.
Masses. Machine. Organism. Writhing undulating
Fickle. Reality. Such a thing? Slipping