Because destruction is my ken
and fire cleanses
Because mistakes were made
and warnings ignored
I clean my slate
Absence is not loneliness
There is nothing…
and that is my canvas
Starting from scratch
is better than sinking lower
in a morass of malaise
Absence is not escape
There is nothing…
and that is my inception
Because evolution is too slow
and entropy reigns
Because time won’t stop
and death takes it all
I clean my slate
Originally published 26 December 2008