overdose

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interiors bursting with euphoria
hair jumping up and down
rhythmically, making it hard to see
the florid heartache that i hide
my blood is made of coelenterazine
rushing through my veins
feeding quickly my starving heart
pumping, pumping, pumping

a small tablet between my teeth
dissolving peacefully as i do
i feel the memories rushing back
an epiphany of forgotten terrors
the colors, burning my retina
magenta, blue, yellow
the rupture fusing with the pool
lights
flickering, flickering, flickering

glowing dinoflagellates in my lungs
as they fill with the chlorine water
i feel the hands searching for me
floating slowly, floating down
the touches ache, i taste the panic
fingers trace me and pull me from the depth
i sense the pressure on my chest
pumping, pumping, pumping

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