An Experiment In Another World Without Hughes
or: If Hughes Wasn't There
by omi
The subject is a State Alchemist
Back from the Wars
Excellent performance
all-rounder
Someone who follows orders
Strobe lights pounding
Oblivion in a shot glass
Smoke within my lungs
Bumping. Grinding
Strangers' hands
On me
The subject engages in the usual
frivolity
that 'most every soldier indulge in
After The War
Leniency should be shown
Another report
Due on Tuesday
I says Yes
but mean No
An empty smile still works
Subject shows signs of
Apathy
Passive Aggression and possibly Depression
Closer observation
Suggested
Buckets of blood on my bedroom floor
Bits of hair and nail in my pocket
All ingredients ready but one
What takes the place of a soul, I wonder
What takes the place of a soul?
Serious signs of dissociation
has been noted
Subject is not responding
New course
of Treatment is proposed
Lying on the bed
Counting cracks
In my ceiling
I have it in my hands
Primed and ready
Subject shows severe weightloss
Lack of interest in
Usual pursuits
Self-inflicted injuries
Are a strong possibility
Increase the dosage
They give me pills
For lives taken
Lots of little pills
Lots of lives
A pitcher of water beside me awaits
Subject suicided on antidepressants
and Tranquilisers
Medical attendents report
Brief Consciousness and
'I was afraid to pull the trigger'
His last words
Statement unfortunately unsubstanciated
Follow-up Actions
Put forward to the Fuhrer
A new Committee on Post-War Depression
Experiment on Self Destruction Subject 51783
Ended 29 March, 2004