perplexed by human behavior
and all the motivations
to hurt one another.

indifference, a bitch with no collar.

and it all appeared at once - a transitory clarification. warmly induced, his indifference allowed for a question to turn into close-eyed conversation that lasted til dawn. i didn't even notice the sun tapping me on the shoulder, stunned by repeated accusations, my eyes become swollen shut. all the fingers pointed at me. i was welcomed with tight lips and disappointed stares. all apologies returned, none of us could plead innocence to this whole affair. to each, there were pieces missing from any real clarification. all feelings unbound, my guilt left me dirtied at all endpoints of all their rationalizations.