Taken

Taken. Out of context. Singular. Without justification. Interpretation. Or explanation. Tied to nothing. Separate. Reductionistic. Conventional. Faithful to labels. Distinct. Impermeable barriers. No blurring. Eyes wide open. Nostrils flared. Scent of differences in the air. Strike. Call them out. Name them. Sky. Rock. And tree. Filters. Reality. Look baby, it’s a bird! A bird. Just reduced it to a word. Wonderment drained through cheesecloth. Soaked in a cauldron of grammar. Flights of fancy taking off. Oooh. Stay focused! Be tough. All is not one. That bus will smash you if you step in front of it. Stop daydreaming. Wool gathering. Wandering around for no purpose. You’ll get yourself killed. Adjust gaze. Steel yourself. Survive. Sea filled with sharks. Wanting to eat you for lunch. Sweets, listen. Even jellyfish gotta eat. Everything’s gotta get by. Do your part. Look. Don’t disagree. But it’s not so black and white. Came by this honestly. Skeptical. Delayed. Uncertain. Holding back till last possible moment. Brutally snatched. And thrown down. Into a body. A family. A community. Need a moment to breathe. Not easy. To be. In nightmare of history. Sigh. Sure, take all the time you need. Look around. Note the scenery. But remember. Pleasure Park closes at three. Lions and sheep. Stingrays and manatees. Messianic bliss. Ah, now you’re talking! Why didn’t you show this before? Laugh. Child, there’s the door. Close it behind you. Step in. Away from brutality. Lose identity. Free, suddenly. Soothing mind. Releasing reason. Relaxing muscles. Test the door. It’s unlocked. Screams screeching through the crack. Slam it back. Whew. Find the clock and break it. There now. No more of that. Seems appropriate. To be. Outside. Didn’t ask to be born. But. Gotta a job to do. I guess. Finish it up. To rest. So. This is home base. Now. Center of operations. Source of flight. And light. Integrate. Straddle. Dare. Been the point since day one. Just too distracted to notice. And too dumb to care.