one with collective consciousness

the ominous deceit of the machine

our vibrance concealed

every malevolent element incarnate

subsistence upon apathy

crushing innocence with reality

prosperity corrupted

one with the all

wronged

this violent defiance

that breaks from silence

entrapment eschewed

a spiral of misery

left to decay

your apathy

the most clear sign of your agony

your disregard

averted eyes that stare in vacancy

noise

in your ear

that lines your spine with fear

Consumed beneath the skin

underneath the mask we wear daily

underneath the armor beaten into us

underneath the shells of who we once were

consumed beneath the surfaces

one in the same

without a name

this family commits to die in vain

crushed by the weight of a failure

that was never ours

never ours