Empty, Still

Used & abused seeking used & abused
Cloaked by night
Creeping 'round dark edges
Grimy from years
Wasted years
Of smoke and sweat
Of piss
Of tears
Solitary against sticky walls
Drawn to a flame
Mindlessly together
A jumbled mass
A stumbling mess
Writhing, reaching, grasping
On the floor
While timekeepers, dream weavers,
Interpreters
Gather on the stage
To witness the disease
Played out
The inflicted puking pain
Bleeding confusion
Swaying, rubbing, grinding
Groping for connection
That isn't there
Empty, still