Agreed.

I am
way.
too.
deep.

I consulted my nerves on this issue
They gathered their aunties -
anxiety and fear -
and we all sat down
and had a pow-wow.

They advised
that I should leave you be.
pull back
let the embers cool
think
until I realize
that leaping
was never a good idea in the first place.

Indeed.
It seems as if my very life is contingent upon obedience to their orders.
But
i am a hellion
made of dirt and light
and i don't take direction well.
Besides
i'll take a sweet death over a stale life
any day.

So i dismissed the council
and called to you
but you were there
standing with them
in the dark.

they were whispering to you