Gravely i grimace br In knife-like pain br Living vicariously br In realities cold rain br Today i drive for br The abstract br The canned apathy br Of city streets br Once there i mingle br With torrents of humble br Strangers and soothsayers br I surround myself br By painless illusionists br Who show me the br Snows of Hell br While watching it freeze br Over br 'Never' is an unaccepted br Word here amongst the br Throngs of wizards and br Non compliant enities br That tint and paint the br Grafittied walls that form br The boundaries of Earth br And Sea br Earth bids to me hearty br To gigantic waves of br Tempest drenched tides br I ride the waves br An accomplished surfer br As my pain dissolves br Amongst the stingrays br And sharks that accompany br Me in the surf br The sandy beaches are br Now simply a dim memory br Of the hollowed out br Hour-glass of sandy beaches br And fossilized driftwood br Of my once pain colored worldbr br Theodora (Theo) Onkenbr br