Silent soliloquy

Rampaging, trampling, overwhelming, myriad thoughts are
Comfortably numb, mind  is
Travesty, life is
Or is it
Mundane, existence is
Or is it
Material, requirement is
Or is it
Theist, thought is
Or is it
Hypocrite, others are
Or am I
Benevolent, self is
Or are they
Machinations, Machiavellian
Or, were they
Presence, right place
Or were they
Colours, kaleidoscopic
Or is it
Abounds, Death is
Or is it
Ravaged, world is
Or is it
Silent soliloquy numbs, tramples, chokes

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