go to sleep

comatose. another dying patient grasping onto every last breath of life.
forgiveness? some say he was asking for it.
the scars of his body, the scars of his rest.
agony permeates through his psyche like a fish out of water.
one thought pervades his consciousness, "we suffer for dignity."
dignity unknown... only thoughtless speech from a dying man.

the television is on. the sheets wrapped so tightly.
modern sarcophagus.
you asked for dignity?
echoing florescent lights. black noise.
darkness within the light.
raise your arms child, feel that which soaks your body of decay.
purification.