Creme de la creme - a distant memory;
Now very much the meaningless pawn,
Browbeaten by Kings and Queens
Which dominate the checkered chess board.

Erosion of the cognitive mind -
Painstakingly built;
Conscientiously preserved;
Inevitably shattered;
Who bears the guilt?

Indoctrination of an unblemished psyche,
Infiltration of a civilized soul.
Compelled to comply with
This subservience, this obedience -
Reluctantly required for the eventual futility
Of safeguarding a little red dot.

My ship is sinking, regrettably.
I nestle my nose against a porthole.
Imminent darkening of a morose turquoise
Smashing against the scratched glass,
Reminiscent of the bottomless abyss
Buried within this withered soul.