Empiricist

Empty room
Cast about for a familiar object
Because my body needs coordinates to move
In the dark
Range of motion shrivels all around me
All my nightmares I am slowly being cocooned
A single calf in the hecatomb
Crescent moon
Hollowed out of all my fabled insides
Occam shave me down to primal truth
Return me to the womb
The spirit held a magic flask
Said drink it to forget the past
But careful, it's a poison batch
Each drop more painful than the last
If you fail you'll wish for death
But if you finish you'll be free at last
Asa nisi masa
Asa nisi masa
Asa nisi masa
Asa nisi masa
Hello?
Mother pulled from father's ribs
Little baby in a crib, hands reaching up
Before the blinding light is split
Through the prism of your organs into colors
All that being and nothingness
On the same möbius strip
Sleep and waking up
On the first day
Wipe the blank slate
And you join the banquet
Served up helpless on a plate
But you find your land legs
And you learn to imitate
You'll wear any feather
Hope that your efforts attract a mate
And then your children find you
Locked in the bathroom
Staring in horror at the reflection of your face
And you say you're sorry
To the guests at your party
But you can't help wonder
Who is this person you celebrate?
And so the light fades
It's still your birthday
So blow out your past lives
Like they're candles on the cake