System Requirement

Jan. 16, 2013

System Requirement

I need regular ventilation,
     Not once  a week or month.
I'm like the motherboard,
     Turn me on and air me out.
See,
     I've got a mind
          that runs on overtime,
     A body that wants
          for action,
     Longs to burst out of my skin
          and into yours,
     Dissolve this four limbed frame
          and flit about about the lamplight,
               moth-like,
     Taking deep drinks
          of everyone I meet
                to cool my throat, my eyes.

Do me a favor.
Next time you see me,
     don't say a word.
Just grab my hand and take off running,
     I promise I'll come tumbling after.