tea leaves for tendrils
date: Jun 17th, 2008 11:53:53 pm - Subscribe



ten·dril (těn'drəl) n.
- a twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant grasps an object or a plant for support.


i read your palm without ever seeing your hand...
and i'll tell you the half of it.
the rest will have to wait and see
...if you ask me.
you insist there is no reason to
but still your mind stays glued
on the ended possibilities
you were too scared
to believe.

i'll start by telling you the tale
we never got around to...
just playing sally
down your alley
you took it too seriously
and withdrew
a test
was the "deep-see" fishing
you passed
then failed recess

now this line
was never to be crossed
but you must have turned
and tossed
into early maturity
to fill another need
you've still refused to fill, indeed.
see, secrecy was everything,
and this game important to
material captivity.
...at least that's what i see when
you saw jeopardy.

this line is your line of retreat...
instead of on to your beach martinis
it branches off,
a tree of endless complications,
no vacations, and the end of
perfect, perfect things,
but i cannot say more as to
the chance of change
as that is still your call
and the record shows, you'll
likely proceed to
haltingly
follow along.

and if you stretch your hand
wide enough to cover the view
of all the world but the plot
you answer to
then you can see
the line you toe
the line you don't see below.
the line you can't get beyond.
the line you will hang yourself on.
now that the chance has gone.

~'~

jan. 28, 2008.
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