The EverGreen Pain Machine

The river darkens to a mouldy stain,
Spreading through the dreamless, thoughtless, hill-less plain;
Spreading pain,
Bedding disdain.

The branching veins drank off the mills,
Choking trees which have no gills.
No frills,
It only kills.

No shadows ripped the streets at night,
Shadows live on the light.
No left, no right,
No blurred foresight.

Dreams are lost in a speechless mist,
Smiles torn down no longer resist.
Pain persists.
Clenched in fists.

Words spoken are never heard,
Become whispered mumbles in a herd.
Undeciphered.
Un-recovered.

Words chewed down, words spat out
Tears frozen in a moment of doubt.
Tears don't shout.
Wings don't sprout.

In the endless plain where pain descends,
Time is caught in an electric fence.
No enemies, no friends.
Good riddance.