equilibrium:

a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

it's supposed to make [you] feel balanced,
they say
give [you] peace,
they say

instead,

it throws [you] 'round like a rag doll

and [you] say what is peace?
it sounds lovely

and she tells [you]
to lay down [your] weapons

?

[you] don't

know

if

[you]

can

or should
or will

but [you] do know

that [you] are,
as they say

a vessel
between two places
[you've] never been

A memory I prefer to keep:

[One from the archives that never made it out... I wonder if J will remember this day like I do...]

Caricatures.
Costumes.
The Baron and the Ghost.
Golden glows and hushed conversations.
Blackberry hookah stains the back of my throat with its flavor & fire.
Sangria.
Open minds.
Exploratory banter.
Wonderings about wanderings.
Questions without answers.
Pondering perplexedness.
Brief moments of clarity amidst profuse moments of obscurity.
Tattoos and bells.
The click-clack of my heels hitting the pavement, grounding me.
The city is muted on this Wednesday night.
I am muted on this Wednesday night.