Ever

take a knife
to a gunfight?

Ever walk
into a dingy,
dark alley
and realise
that that
was a rather
rookie mistake?

Ever have a
moment sitting
with a stranger
who
has his finger
up your nose?

Metaphorically
or real,
these moments,
if survived,
certainly bring
clarity,
albeit after the
fact.

Can
this new friend
be trusted?
Is this the right path?
Does one truly
need a nose
ring?
Or a nipple
piercing?
And if so,
which one?

And what
about another
tattoo? Or simply
a new hairdo?
Body modifications can
be easy to
expand into,
yet often it’s
the enlightened wisdom of
our own thoughtscape
we truly
seek.

~Lu