A muse 
that loves misses ?
like strange defenseless kisses

And a sorrow that swells
to drown itself 
in mischief

Dormants 
that sabotage,
ploy and play 

Loath 
to love again ?
send me on my way. 

Pledges 
push fetches
out across edges

Fathomed 
to a dance lingering 
with death.

Blazons out 
a rocket 
in my pocket 

Troopers 
call it rent.

A cruel riddle
that hangs 
down the middle

Shifty with menaces
and shimmering 
tentatives 

Hungry at sea
dangling off 
an ambiguous key.