kaleidoscope.

"you've gotta hope that there's someone for you
strange as you are,
who can cope with the things that you do
without trying too hard.

you can bend the truth
'til it's soothing you."

you may not realize it,
but the choice of adjectives
in certain situations
can cut like a fucking knife.

so maybe next time you think of me
as the perfect example of someone
who is, as you so delicately put it,
"chronically single,"
think about that before you tell me it.

because i don't mean to dwell,
but when i close my eyes i see
a kaleidoscope
& it's inviting me to play.