loose upon the edge of a knife
set off by your disarray
you cut the strain from within
abstracted from your surroundings
negligent are you
towards the care of others
it does not affect your pain
yet we bare it with you
step back from the pull
of the surrounding, throbbing malady
and move toward the clarity
of polished brilliant light
unaware of the obscure essence
waiting in the night
draw close to the flame
protected while alight
curled away from prancing darkness
created by them
ignore their suspension
and walk freely in fluorescent cities