speeding ticket
reduced
obnoxious in policy and in practice
pay the plea
and drink

afraid to say it
but i hate it
going to get out
when i can

i think the letter will begin with an apology
some sort of
it's not you it's me
and i wish you'd understand

then i'll state why it's not me
but you
hypocritical as all
get out

and sign it
without love
with a cold
be well

i come out scathed
as i knew i would
but smiling
as wide as i could only imagine

arranged
like a database
0
1
00001011100100010
exact in the dysfunction
someone knows how to read it
not me
confused at all times
computing
nothing

driving into sunlight
outof darkness
smiling like a child
in awe of the landscape wild