Red Thread

I had to find out for myself
for those who merely believed
seemed only merely happy
the flame of my red thread
would not be quenched by
magical spells or doused by
hand-me-down mores or extinguished by
popular beliefs or even pete’s sake
for christ’s sake

and so i set out
to free myself from the tyranny of
virtuousness, respectability, accountability,
predictability, and all them othertabilitys
most certainly self controlability.
never again would i be detained or restrained.
free at lastability!

i did the things i wanted for a change.
and a bit of the everything too
oh my
there was no end to it,
my red thread is
an eternal blazing flame

then in february i saw you in trailz
buying some screenz and incense
you were barefoot and
your hair was longer and
your skin was tanner and
your wa was like it ever was and
i followed you home
like a puppy

after 40 years of the burn
my bones and my cells know
it's good, really good, here
with you
and your fire.

[Image found here]