anecdotes laden with meaning,
rules previously iron-clad
now broken
whenever the chance presents itself.
jokes made at the expense of a fool
who knows not how to satisfy
nor knows what is enough.
thoughts before unsaid and precious
now laid out in the open
making mockery of the heart
and trusting the mind not to retaliate.
private lies shared only between two
now an open discussion
around tables of beer and food.
i admire a man
whose hatred is a strong as my love.
for he knows
that
nothing will stop a fire from burning
until all that can be burnt is fine grey dust
no shape, no memory, no expectation.
the day when the fire unleashed in my soul
shall burn your heart to a shadow
is the day you will know
that love replaces none,
and none shall replace love.