Undefined Variables

we search for the difference between the name we've chosen and the ones that have chosen us.

our journey measured equally in shallow puddles and torrential downpours.

the ripe fruit quickly becomes treason when left unpicked. this is the pendulum that marks our lives.

the poison remains sealed inside the box. a void until someone dares to look inside.

time bites its lip. selling its betrayal for a much higher profit than its convictions.

the distance chokes on itself. as she stumbles past its consent.

its incredulous cure still much too weak.

as her sickness cinches its knots. 

we search for the difference between where we are and where we've been. 

piglets in their straw houses. 

unaware of the wolf within.