Transference
"transference"
transference
in a narcissistic world
propaganda for the
unsuspecting
validation
for the damaged
writers
soldiers
victims
survivors
war fought daily
in shallow trenches
buckling at the knees
stand up
brave comedians
salute compatriots and cowards
caught in their camouflaged net
all the crumbling watch towers
Dr Strange Lovebombs
his world, and
smiling commands
stand up
do not cry, smile victory
straight shoot and lie
barbed-wire
cut deep state PTSD
suicide romancers
sanguine sleep walkers
high wired
kamikaze dancers
take bullets for glory
pacifying criminals
MIN number maladies
released now
front-line compatriots
double agent entrancers
boris badenov natasha fatale
send in the carrier pigeons
to entice the retreating
Bullwinkle cavalry
burying deep state knives
planting the poesies
knights holding purple hearts
on bended knees
the world
is full of cartoon characters
the world
is full of poetry
the Narcissistic World
transference
planting the poesies
falling deep down
sabotaged reckoning
rising now
all the lost knights
small gods on bended knees
all the lost nights
soft and mercenary
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
"Swallowtail" / Wolf Alice
https://youtu.be/IzFGSt6Vb40
"Turn to Dust" / Wolf Alice
https://youtu.be/UFiahV8E9vc
“Swallowtail, I met you up atop The Shard
As we fell, I never thought we'd hit this hard
It's not right, but it's too late for that now
Swallow fear, and head straight down into the ground …”
(Swallowtail/Wolf Alice)
"Keep your beady eyes on me
To make sure I don't turn to dust
There's paths to make the heart beat
Then paths where I can skip
And a path to tread lightly
with the clouds beneath my feet
When the light creeps from the blinds
I dance in Heaven
It's just old passing time
It rains dead weather, oh"
(Turn to Dust/Wolf Alice)
Siegfried Sassoon/ British poet, WW1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Sassoon
"Suicide in Trenches"
I knew a simple soldier boy
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
No one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
Love Bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bombing
Dr Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove
Transference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transference
Propaganda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
MIN Number
"A Master Index Number is an identity number given to an inmate when they are first incarcerated. They retain this number for all subsequent incarcerations. The Offender Integrated Management System is the internal DCS system supporting case management of inmates."
PTSD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder
Beyond Blue - PTSD
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety/types-of-anxiety/ptsd
CPTSD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_post-traumatic_stress_disorder
https://www.insider.com/cptsd-vs-ptsd
Crisis Contact Lines, Suicide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines
War Veterans - Support, Lifelines
Australia:
https://www.openarms.gov.au/
U.K.
https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-support/mental-health-and-wellbeing/
USA:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/veterans/
How suicide became the hidden toll of the war in Ukraine
How suicide became the hidden toll of the war in Ukraine
LYRICS/ "Swallow Tail", Wolf Alice
https://genius.com/Wolf-alice-swallowtail-demo-lyrics
LYRICS/ "Turn to Dust", Wolf Alice
https://geniuslyrics.net/wolf-alice/turn-to-dust/
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