लाल वस्तू

love saves only when
nothing else threatens

it saves from an imaginary death
from loneliness

beauty is right at the skin,
inside the skin is gore
outside the skin is an irreverent universe
that is the trap

the promise of eternal enjoyment
on the other side of being able to learn
and hence habituate
and hence lose
by semantic satiation.

and at the skin there is a delicate balance
of convicts who are wronged
and free murderers.
type 1 and type 2 errors
in equal measure

at the skin,
a great wall of self protection
with measurable happiness.