A Thousand Tiny Foils

A thousand shiny foils,

Twinkling and sparking

In the dim light.

A thousand tiny foils,

Dotting the invaded

Landscapes of my mind.

A thousand shiny little foils,

Rocking my memories

As if...

Burned...

Into the recesses

Of my mind.

A thousand tiny foils,

In a world so distraught,

And desperate, deteriorated

And dilapidated.

A thousand shiny foils,

Sparkling in the sunlight,

Spilled, and sniffed, and shot

Remnants of what...

Once was.

A thousand shiny little foils,

Bet I have thrown away

Many, many more than a thousand.

Discarded.

And used.

Up, up, and away...

A thousand tiny foils,

Reflecting like a broken mirror

Shining light into...

Those ancient caverns in my soul.

And I can only hope,

To bring them bursting into the light,

They will combust

And fade away forever,

I think...

As I prepare to go on the record.