the dotted line

the black ink
on your fingers
will come
off in time
as you sign
on the dotted
line
again. but
there will
be more. there
is always another
dotted
line to sign.
your life
is a serious
of signings.
a pen
moving across
the page
saying yes
to something,
or no
to something
else. it frees
you, or it
can bind.