for now

i have sought lodgings in my soul

since i let my mind speak open volumes

invited sincerity but harvested all

but twisted tongues and sullen silence

moving out to seek the likeminded

i found but figments of the golden rule and

saw that bent scales have made

good fortunes on the backs of the unfortunate

so time again has come to teach me better

thus to abandon my lighthearted endeavour

and reckon with the turbid waters that

lick the edges of my sanctuary