The Air of Elsewhere

(part one)

In a blanket of liquid Elysium

Glancing at the world,

Like an after shot

Was I really ever there

In that utter hell hole

That explains the manic stare

That explains the despair

And intention to go nowhere

And meet no-one

And avoid the daylight and the sun

That explains the confusion

That explains the fire

In the words that are written

The wrestle with the devil

Savagely bitten

Yearning for heaven

That explains the desire

Islands of the blessed

Sanctuary for the stressed

It was strange in the dream

I was so obsessed

And it seemed insane

That’s not my name

And the bravery of someone

Who could take a dare

To come here, alone

And the only home

And the only protection

Was the air of elsewhere