Friday, September 18, 2026

ENERGY VAMPIRES


ENERGY VAMPIRES


THEY ARE EVERYWHERE

GRABBING A FACTOID

EXPANDING THE TRIVIAL

THEY NEED YOUR PERSONALITY

DON'T HAVE ONE OF THEIR OWN

OPPUTUNISTICALLY NOT DISMISSIVE

NORMALLY FLOATING ABOVE YOU

VIEWING YOU AS UNNECESSARY

"MY FRIENDSHIP IS DEPENDANT ON 

HOW MUCH DIRT YOU CAN GIVE ME ABOUT YOURSELF

SO I CAN TELL MY FRIENDS, YOU KNOW,

NOTHING PERSONAL." 


IGNORING PEOPLE IS THE WAY TO GO

THEY ONLY LIKE THE DIGITAL KIND

BLOOD AND BONE IS  A LIVING THREAT

THEY HAVE TO BE ALIVE IN FRONT OF YOU

WHEN THEY WANT TO BE DEAD

LOOKING AT THEIR PHONE

SKIN COLORED RESEMBLING A CORPSE

OF WHICH NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN

ACT LIKE ROBOTS WILL BE REPLACED BY ROBOTS

AND A NON-HUMAN ENERGY SOURCE

DELIVERING THE POWER


FEW SING NONE DANCE

'TOGETHER' - WHAT A QUIANT WORD

UNSMILING EYES SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF ME

MY WORDS THROWN BACK IN MY FACE

MY REQUESTS UNHEARD

MY NAME FORGOTTEN INSTANTLY

INTERUPTED MID-SENTENCE CONSTANTLY

IF I JUST PANDERED BETTER I'D GET ALONG

EVEN GETTING ENTERED INTO THEIR PHONE'S DATABASE

THEN I WOULD BE SOMEBODY

ENERGIZED

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