Death is apparent

The older we get, the darker each and every night really seems. I swear that it's the truth.
With every passing year, another star burns out to black.
Soon enough we'll all be standing in the dark of night terrified for our lives.
Terrified for ourselves; terrified of ourselves.

Stream of consciousness:
I'm sure, though, that we'll learn to illuminate the eves with our steadfast nature. We have ingenuity, we have level heads. A beacon of light protruding from our never hindered souls. We are bigger than all of this. Or so you seem think we are. With nature on our side, we can do no wrong. With God on our side, we will always prosper. Tongue in cheek.
We will always conquer.
We will always be on the right side. With that said, we can do no wrong.
Righteous, pious, and true.
Atone for your wrong doings. That is all you need. No remorse, no accountability.
No necessity to act.

But wait! Aren't we all just in the middle of this game? The game of "who has it worse." We seem to have such an insatiable affinity to the game. Suffering is key to get ahead. But suffering is key to feigning a life of mocked trials and tribulations.
A disgusting game. Easy life, you lose. Hard life, your fault. Lose/lose situation.
Go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars. OR
Falsify your sentence, make yourself suffer for the sake of your art, and for the story you will tell. Charm and wit and a gaping hole in your face (a gorgeous smile). This is how to get by.
Your life is hard or it is easy.

DO NOT INFLICT PAIN
DO NOT THINK OF YOURSELF
DO NOT ACT CALLOUSLY
DO NOT SLEEP EASY AT NIGHT
DO NOT SLEEP AT ALL
DON'T OPT FOR EASE

MAKE WHAT IS NECESSARY
MAKE A CHANGE
KILL ALL EMOTION
ELECT LOGIC
ELECT MORALITY
ELECT KINDNESS

You aren't worth saving. Neither am I.
Save the world before you save yourself.



NOW PLAYING:
Envy's "Abyssal"
Rainer Maria's "Long Knives Drawn"
Modest Mouse's "No One's First and You're Next"
Park's "It Won't Snow Where You're Going"
Benton Falls's "Guilt Beats Hate"
Small Brown Bike's "Nail Yourself to the Ground"
Further Seems Forever's "The Moon Is Down"