powdered prophets
spouting
crystal commandments

tie ribbons 'round pathways
stop traffic with hypodermic intrusions.

pump,
pump the jam.

feel every beat, every breath,
every second lasts longer, faster, shorter, slower.

"Mel(vaton), human. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first chemical man. Mel(vaton) will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster."