Scattered

I painted a picture on the wall. It was beautiful, sound, and concrete. But I was too modest like always. So, the picture left the wall feeling forsaken and rejected seeking acceptance. The picture saw things walking down the street amongst the crowd that it had never seen. It saw diversity. The picture liked this new found diversity. It saw beauty which it could not comprehend. It saw hatred which hit it like a brick in the face. No longer did that innocence blind it. The picture felt alive for the first time. It had no boundaries, no limits, and no rules to follow. It could do whatever it wanted. The picture was not aware of society's boundaries, limits, and rules therefore it did exactly what it saw fit. The picture stole. The picture killed. The picture ran naked through the streets. The picture told every person he was hopelessly in love with them. The picture looted. The picture burned houses down. The picture broke into department stores and graffiti'ed nonsense all over the walls. The picture had sex with animals. The picture did whatever it wanted. Society shunned it for these things. It was cast out from everything. Lost, defeated, and broken-spirited the picture had nowhere to run, nowhere to flee to. No one to call up and say, "Hey, help me out, man. I'm in a jam." The picture missed me. It wished desperately that I would come and rescue it. Of course, how could I forgive the picture for what it did? It totally just abandoned me with no sign of remorse or regret, until now. There would be no reconciliation. Ostracized from everything, the picture was prone to do one thing only. It found a desolate, blank wall. The picture painted a picture on the wall. It was beautiful, sound, and concrete. But the picture was too modest like always.

Iron Man

Iron Man. Iron Man I am. I crush the spirits of every child, woman, and man. Iron Man. Iron Man I am. Solitude is my fortress, and I it's captain. I have no inflictions, I bare the inflictions. I laugh at incompetence, humanity is incompetence. Iron Man. Iron Man I am. I don't need friends or acquaintances, they only provide instability and weakness. Iron Man. Iron Man I am.


Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I am the lonely man. I know no adversity, but I know no love. Friends forgot my name years ago. Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. Nobody calls, I call people to inform them on how I'm doing. Ocean waves know me better than anybody. Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I cast pebbles in a lake only to get a reaction. I know human interaction just like the desert recognizes a snowstorm. I hate myself just to have memories of other people. Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I died 20 years ago. Can you remember me? Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am.


Iron man. Iron man I am. You say you're happy when really you're just filling this superficial void you created when you were a child. You know happiness just like I know failure. And what do you know about anything? I conquer. I divide. I am the do all and end all. I am the Alpha and the Omega. Iron Man. Iron man I am. I am self-reliable. I am THE oppressor of everything. What do you know about progression? I lift a finger and the world progresses. I lift a finger and buildings collapse. I lift a finger and oceans divide. I lift a finger and planets implode. I lift a finger and war occurs. I lift a finger and genocide occurs. I lift a finger and it's the worst day of your life. Iron man. Iron man I am.


Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I fake happiness. I rely on TV sitcoms for emotional structural support. Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I'm your complete worst nightmare, and I can't comprehend why. I'm metal scraping on a chalkboard to you. Desperate Man. Desperate Man I am. I've got nothing left. Nothing to lose. I smile, you frown. You avoid me wherever you turn, wherever you go. You'd rather jump out in front of a bus than to share a word with me. You're obnoxious with your distance. I've been distant for too long. I'm livid. I'm a thorn that's been blooming for years. I feed off awkwardness. I feed off your insecurities. I feed off tragedy. Iron Man. Iron Man I am.