forgive me
my blood is paper thin
dragged and pulled
the friction of ink
never offered an out
so I stayed
fell deep
drawn toward cool dark comfort
drawn toward a soft slight shine
forgive me
I tend toward obsessed
I live and die to dive in
I left
was called back
and listened
half-assed
forgive me
I’m a mess
pulled in all the directions
that I direct
perfect chaos of ignoring signs
like running red lights
not for fun
forgive me
I’ve had work to be done
now that it’s done
I am undone but not done yet
split and shredded
new green life revealed
forgive me
I saw something I had to have
I s...