stay in your lane

stay in your lane,
she says, it's the new
saying bantered about.

it's like a light slap
from a parent or
friend,

or colleague, wife
or husband.

don't go there. this
is none of your bees
wax.

mind your own bitness,
etc.

but why?

why can't we venture out
on occasion,
get into the other lane,

nose around a bit,
peak under
the covers, so to speak.

investigate.

when people tell you what
you can't do.

it's the first thing you get
up and do when
the sun comes up.

no pain no growth,
I say.