chasing away
the gods that may
hide in the heart
and give me nothing
for all my days
and say
made for silence
 -- thou art

fearing the crowds
that came by my window
today
i hid like dickinson
from the bright
from the sunny day

love it seemed
required the charlatan's ruse
women it seemed
preferred the confidence man
and who have i
some simple belief
that hid in my heart

i fear as i say hi
and as i walk to the tango dance
and emotions it seems
give me no intuition and love
snape
i am a stranger to my own soul

but i say to myself
i am the fire sign
sir francis drake
sailed the world
and defeated the spanish armada
we conceal ourselves
to hide from our nature

but life
is a song
and for those who hate singing
life
is a dream
and for those who prefer logic
life
has excellent engineering
but it cannot hide

love
is everywhere
and
belongs to all

carpe diem.

 - "fire sign", connelly barnes 2011-08-02