When the walls cave in

the laughter begins

in earnest

(mad, perhaps; but smiling, at least)

When the drugs fade out

the blood comes clean

after awhile

(depressed at first, but quickly fading)

When the old guard dies

the sex burns hot

for new future

(cuddle up with evolution)

When the plague breaks loose

the fever comes

with a black wave

(washing over, lay your head down, God is cancer)

When the New Age births

the stars all shift

in the cycle

(rain pours down, tide rise up, flood is coming)