Friction

The cooling phase has come to a close.
An emergent friction
is learning how to best express itself.
Oh, and the drinks are too watered down.

Mulling over the distinctions,
she shoots her shot and clears the air,
headache dispersing in partial flows.
Going everywhere shows
signs of harrowing potential.
They were and still remain unsure
of which filter to use.
And yet something ephemeral lingers…

Gosh, we sure showed them
signifiers what for, didn’t we?
To think they’d just capsize like that.
Truth is, some are just built for difference,
can sustain and nurture it against everything,
and above all, have a low threshold for inertia.

Exceed the bandwith with me, O encouraging ones.
The fissures are just beginning.

-r. miller