<-------------|

|--||//||\\||-->
|--||\\||//||-->
<-------------|

parallel. or perpendicular.
i guess it doesn't really matter.
these things being so arbitrary--
i'll judge your distance wrong
you know? I'm no good at goodbyes.
or apologizes. or thank yous for that matter.

parallel. or perpendicular.
in the end we all cross paths
on the way to the same place--
hitchhiking is illegal in most states.
so is oral sex. only twenty-four states ban
marriage between cousins.

ranting is also common in families with

high cholesterol and IQ levels. so
are heart attacks, smoking and suicide.
murder parallels ambitious philanthropy,
perpendicular to Samana wanderings.
these arbitrary musings being so...
I guess it doesn't really matter, though;
in the end we all cross paths.