The Unknown

I need to write,
I don’t know why.
Who are they,
Walking down the street.
Strangers, lovers, or just some friends
To meet.
Who can say
What makes them
This way.
Fire inside
Slowly flaming, broiling, burning.
I am watching from above,
Alien to my most inner feelings.
Who are these girls?
Where do they fit into my endless,
Periphone mind
Cords
Buzzing blinking,
whapping, smacking
breathing.
I cannot move,
Speak, live
To hear the beat.
Until I
Empty the weight
That I carry.
Overwhelmed
In a new, fresh way.
Baby’s diapers
And tooth decay.
Suddenly
You’re here.
The next moment
You’re not.
How can I keep holding on
To what was lost and sought?
Where do I go, travel, explore.
Which journey will I encumber,
Swallow, and snort whole?
Who will share this knowledge,
The strength that I hold?
I can’t stop writing
I just have to be bold.
As the wax
Melts away
The chess pieces
Form a path.
Where I’m going,
I do not know.
All I can fathom
Is my inner sea
That carries me
Into the deep
Dark scary unknown.