Amanita

[leiphos]

New York’s canyons
yawn
like dinosaurs.
I’m working inside
the walls,
shoveling myself
into cardboard bins.
Night’s
clogging my throat
after all. Red
fungus in my hair
festered
for days like this.
My eyes,
even in a mushroom’s
silence,
smell edible
at last.

 

[ControlDenied]

been eating the fruits of Xanadu,,,?

 

[New]

I know you don't like positive criticism, but this is fucking nuts-awesome. And would only make sense to those who know that state of mind.:D

 

[leiphos]

Thanks. I don't think this needs positive or negative criticism; it's more just a crude expression of an otherwise unexplainable feeling I've had. And yes, it's inspired by several bizarre experiences with "that state of mind."

 

[Mehm]

I've heard that amanita makes people see ghosts and hear voices. That must be crazy in new york especially. Are you homeless in this piece?

 

[leiphos]

I've heard that amanita makes people see ghosts and hear voices. That must be crazy in new york especially. Are you homeless in this piece?

No, I wasn't homeless. I wrote this after having two very strange experiences with Amanitas, one inside a massive church and the other in Central Park. Yes, it's a deliriant, so you kind of go crazy on it, hearing and seeing things that appear perfectly real. Good fun.