I was thinking about it the other
day, how i've actively tried to
cut ties while tying knots,
how trust goes both ways
but is still a one way street
you need to go down--

that you can orphan yourself
in a crowd full of parents
seclude yourself in the
arms of someone who
can't stand to see you
cry--

it's all a bit silly the way
we hurt, how we run
how we find a place
like dogs-- miles away
from home, afraid to
be sick or weak
or changing most of all

it's all bizarre, really