like the blues
you get inside me
under my skin
you pull the veins around my heart
you touch muscle behind my eyes
and tear at the synapses that connect me
to you
you prod my thoughts
about love
and life
about where i am
you push all i believe
to the outside
and allow me to examine
to judge
to decide
and i do decide
not you
the blues belong to everyone
ephemeral shadows 