fingers type.....................stay,
tablet writes..................stray

she says..........................stay,
ears hear........................stray

the heavy plodding feet speak..............stay
the weak fear of the Unknown in the chest signals,.............stray
can't stay,
brain refrains, too late

body in motion,
new course heading
new coarse heading,
zig zag away from the destroyers
stray

you write....................................stay
but heart mimes silently...........stray,


always follow your heart
even as the fingers come along weeping,
but even these culprits,
they follow as well,
knowing you, already aching,
have to