stealing, taking anothers, 9th commandment, or really the 5th or 6th or 7th, just taking what is not yours, edging into spaces that belong to others, wedges axes breaking apart once strong tree trunks into bits and pieces to be burned for cooking of raw meat, the burning away of flavor, or essence, such bad things, such very bad things, the simple act of taking without knowing, of realizing consequences, of the waves, just a drop in the ocean, walk on the water, drop of water, drip drip drop, erodes away millions, pounds of earth, drip drip drop, pounds away at fragility, at psyche, at soul, and escapes, just taking, just taking, just taking |