Two Questions

The world taking you in for what it’s
worth can be a terrible place—just ask
all my friends and enemies who have
sown the idea seeds and branched
away into harm; actually, haven’t
we too been engaged in risky
behavior frequently as of late?
Haven’t we felt our palms gripping,
our jaws clenching, and our smiles
aging just a little more than normal
over the past several dead months?
Blame the weather, or blame time,
but blame something, yes, you must—