I am the forgotten man –

left out in the blistering sun

to reach a state of overexposure

as the metal death apocalypse

rains down in solar ray saturation

I am the nothing/nowhere –

dragged by the hair

to the edge of a grave

and skinned to the bone

to feed the maggots below

I am the last remorse from a bloodstained heart –

kissed by an angel of terrible vengeance

upon my scabbed, blistered lips

to usher in the chaos storm

the harbingers have been heralding for eons

I am the night sky full of shadows –

lost in the vast reflection

of a tired moon

that wants its pound of flesh delivered

before pulling the tide of blood to shore

I am the cancer worming its way back home –

dripping with cum and sweat

between torn, soaked sheets

where lovers once slept in peace

before the disease of denial completely set in

I am not the first, but will be the last

I am not Hallelujah salvation

I am the final note in the song of annihilation