you are quick, wits about you
stealing looks and likenesses
picked from pockets
mocking-jay manners
petty thief
you are bad news
the unshot messenger of cons like coins,
circular – two faced
ridged like a cliff edge
you are the note passed under the table,
the old love letter,
the pre-storm grey.
you are everywhere and hard to find
the social pressure gauge
the callous barometer of the bar –
toxic. serpentcircle.

you.

you are a liquid liar
you – a smooth one
with feet like wings
the deer that’s never caught
the spear that never misses
you’re the mask, the magnet, the multisided
die
cast
down
heavy. poisonous
you are like a broken arm set wrong
shapeshifter, quicksilver
you are the bright mind
of comedy
only tragic – metallic
you bring the plot twist
hydragyrating.
you stir – invisible.
antagonist.

you.