headphones on
i'm deep undercover
lover's perfume
uncontrolled costume

masking the outside
throttling my skull
warping sensations
neuron vibrations

i never guess who i am
when i see the mirror
anymore

the music always knows
my name and location
it repeats a word to me
"consciousness cessation"

plays, hummed by each
other person standing
building sea-proof homes
amidst the ocean

i turn my headphones off.
then am scorched by the sun.