diamonds from ash

this one is something of an oddity to me. it’s not exactly nsfw. it’s not exactly hypnotic, it’s not intended as an induction or anything. what it is, i’ll leave to your interpretation.

context: i had an earlier conversation with a friend where i couldn’t determine whether i preferred being called a pretty little doll or a dumb little doll (affectionate/positive). i decided to lay down for a bit with an eyemask and a pair of -37dB ear muffs, and well… the darkness and silence had Words, and the Words turned into this.

pretty little doll
dumb little doll
thoughts all smooth like glass

standing on the beach
looking out to sea
blink and time will pass

hear the thundering in your ears
feel the blood ‘fore it appears
let it fade, let fall your tears
lay so still for days and years…

pretty little doll
dumb little doll
don’t wake up, it’s not your time
stay asleep and speak this rhyme

pretty little doll
dumb little doll
everything moves in one long line
make it a circle and that’s just fine

don’t bother trying to discern what’s where
don’t try to ponder unfair or fair
don’t try to handle what isn’t even there
don’t even act as if you care…

square off the circle, collapse the wave
good dolls are quiet, dear, like the grave

settle those winds down, calm the seas
good dolls are motionless, if you please

see with your eyes how the ocean’s flat
good dolls achieve a peace just like that-

pretty little doll
dumb little doll
thoughts all smooth
like
glass