From contact, a poison A venom in veins Bound by these strains Incubation insane Strikes for notice Pleads for no time Sending you off with flowers and rhyme Kisses and wine Serpent's vine meets design Oh but the shine Not one silver outline Was the guide for which we find fine Thoughts of purity perceived by men in their prime But who am I not to want to experience mine? Who says what is all? Who says what is null? Who governs the ideas strung together by skull? Experimentation Knowledge of those Some impede while others grow Can't decide Axis from allies How is one foe to know? ------ Furthermore What I adore Has taken one quite a journey Why we hurry to hurry? Often I still worry. Who are the elected who elected the jury? I can't wage the battle From both sides Why should one have to choose When the two can unite? Morals, Values, Ideals, Games Hand in hand they control Yet they contain Potential to change But what if it is opposite of what's taught? The learning to accept That things can get wrought Twisted and mopped Has lead me nowhere but to go and to stop? So the question is this For my wish list When is the right time When is the mask too tight when is it not alright?