LINE

LINE

you drew a line

said this is
the law, the rule,
the commandment,
the ordinance,
the regulation

suddenly
      no sooner had
you signed off
than the line curved
bent multiplied
wriggled all
over
    the page
my page

not yours;
on your still a single line
plain as day

cutting across the page
East to West
right to
         left

dividing everything
North South
               into two
unequal
hemispheres

you drew a line
for all time