Collectors item

Chaos is beautiful
shattering glass
cracked ceramics
random flashes
flickering fluorescent lights
all these things happen
for a reason
but they are not part of a plan

Everyone understands a crime of passion
justified or not
but premeditated
is evil
because too much control
stifles
true beauty

Boxes are wrong
everything that is in a box
belongs somewhere else
deserves freedom
and if they don't deserve it
then they deserve
to not exist

Nobody wants to be
the treasured figurine
in a
glass case

We should all strive to be
the action figure on the ground
the well worn coat with frayed
strands
the dirty cup in a sink
the yellowing white t-shirt

We love many things
and we want to protect them
but I only want you to love me
if you're willing to smudge me
scratch me
drop me
get use out of me.

But leave me out of plastic covers
boxes
cases
displays

No greater a fate
than to be a cherished item
on a high shelf.