An absolute nightmare when he wakes up
to visions of a child in his room
and the bizarre pursuit in a grey industrial wasteland,
still awaiting redevelopment
with just the right amount
of confusion, horror, sadness and wit
as he strolls down the street
in a pair of terrible flares
he is modern in his thinking
and lets it all shock him as he walks along
while voices call him back to life.
On Mars, where it's all kind of off-kilter
and everything's a bit jagged
his 21st Century pair of eyes
watch this antiquated world
as every so often, something bleeds through
from the emotional undertow
that pulls everything together
like anyone who does any significant growing up
he must decide whether to play
by the old-school rules
or stick to his principles.