Finish to Start

Start with a chance encounter

with your deepest desire

made real as cream or butter

which you resist because of

what they say

them

the omnipresent elusive characters of

a drama you may not be the queen of

clubs that don’t exist or where you don’t go

because they are toxic and intoxication is

a state to which you do not pledge allegiance

like any other state of

confusion created

by the characters of a drama turned comedy turned tragedy

with Macchiavelli as the protagonist and Plato

the victim so forgotten

yourself

who do you turn to

the good citizen

consumer of goods

you do not need to revolt

against a life you must live longer

as long as you live it

and remain plugged in

dependence of money which buys

independence

you will get if you retire

which may be your desire

to free yourself deep down

the road waiting for

the bus the band wagon the train of thought

leading somewhere or at least back

to the Finish line which is where you started.