dip your quill
into a bottle
of ink of any color;
dip it once
or maybe twice,
or perhaps as
many times as
you wish.

start writing
on parchment
or on a napkin
that was laying
around at a cafe
where you were
having a time alone,
away from others.

why don't you crinkle
and wrinkle it,
only to throw it
onto the floor?

why not spray it
with some perfume
or cologne,
add some scent to it?

maybe dip it in
water
or set it above a
candle and watch it burn?

maybe allow yourself
to carefully open it up
and let others see what
it is you carry around with you?

surely,
others will try ripping it up
for you;
but you will rise above them
and piece the bits back
together again,
even when they say it's
impossible.