Straight Lines (A Poem)

Straight lines
Going nowhere
And everywhere
All at once
Burning like fire
Shut up in my bones
Aching to be free
Yet dreamless
Born from ashes
Consumed by light
Radiantly glowing
Constantly shifting
Always in pain

Straight lines
Going places
And yet nowhere
At the same time
The epitome of art
In an artless world
Colors blending together
Blurring lines
Coalescing slowly
Caught up in the dance
Of people moving past
Watching and waiting

For the straight lines
To end.

Sam